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How are students entered?

Students who took part in the 2025 UK Bebras Challenge will be automatically entered into the Raspberry Pi Foundation 2026 Coding Challenge. They will use the same username and password created for the Bebras challenge.

Students will be able to choose which challenge they would like to take part in when they login during the Live challenge window. Teachers can manage and change a student’s challenge group in the admin site by updating the group code to one of the following: 

 

Group name

Group code

Group description

Novice

901

For students who are new to block-based programming, or who have recently started learning to code using blocks.

Explorer

902

For students who are confident using block-based programming and have experience creating programs using blocks.

Navigators

903

New to text-based programming. For students who have recently started coding using a text-based programming language and are developing their skills by creating small programs.

Trailblazers

904

Experienced text-based programming. For students who are confident programmers using a text-based programming language.

 

If students did not take part in the 2025 UK Bebras Challenge, registered coordinators will be able to enter them using the standard student registration process. 

If your school did not take part in the 2025 UK Bebras challenge, please contact us at info@bebras.uk. 

Practice material 

We strongly recommend that students practise before taking part in the challenge.

Practice materials are available on our website and include:

  • Practice challenges reflecting the block-based and text-based challenge formats

  • Our getting started page contains video explanations of tasks and text-based programming examples. 

Using the practice materials helps students build confidence and understand what to expect on the day of the challenge.

Check for messages

Please be aware that school filters may block emails sent from our mailing system. Therefore, important information for teachers will always be posted in the messages section of the admin site. We recommend that you check this section regularly for any announcements or notifications.



The Raspberry Pi Foundation runs the UK Bebras Challenge. Discover free teaching resources, tools, and expert support for computing education at raspberrypi.org.