At MiniSteps, we believe every achievement begins with a small step.

We love celebrating not only competition results and completed projects, but also the growth that happens along the way — the courage to tackle difficult problems, the patience to keep trying when things do not work the first time, the confidence gained through practice, and the perseverance developed through challenges.

Whether a student creates their first Scratch project, solves a difficult programming problem, overcomes the fear of failure, or achieves a Gold Award in a national competition, each milestone represents meaningful growth worth celebrating.

This page showcases some of the achievements, projects, and learning journeys of our students. We are proud of every step they take.

2025

Young Coders – UK top 10 project HOW TO BUDGETING (https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1166504596/)

Perse Coding Challenge Round 1 – All students achieved 100% full marks

Perse Coding Challenge Round 2 – Gold Award

Sixth Form Gold Rush – Gold Award

UK Bebras – Gold Award, including “Best in school” titles

GCSE Computer Science – 100% 8s and 9s

A Level NEA – above 65/75

Recent student project showcase:

Byte Buddy project: Oxford Canal Trip (https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1271585193)

Code Cadet project: Explore Oxford (https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1299511502)

Code Cadet project: Harry’s Space&Time journey (https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/971101010)

Code Prodigy project: 2024 Cambridge Pi War Children second place (https://ministeps.org/ministeps-missionmaster-pi-war-blog/)