Lauren Game Dev Club Mentor
Sure. What’s the worst that could happen?
Lauren, saying hello
What a session with Lauren is like
There is no pressure to have your camera on. Not the first week, and not later either.
There is no need to speak if you would rather not. Typing in the chat works just as well, and so does drawing.
Nobody is put on the spot for an answer.
It is the same six people every week, and the same mentor, so it stops being a room full of strangers.
Ideas get offered rather than set. You can pick one up, leave it, or take your project somewhere of your own instead.
If you want to go quiet for a while, or step away, that is understood, and nothing is made of it when you come back.
More about Lauren
When I’m not having adventures, you can find me checking out a new craft project, chilling with my friends and watching movies - as well as being a Game Dev Club mentor!
Everything I know about coding I learnt from The Code Zone. I love making games in Scratch and designing new costumes and characters.
I have a background in education and before joining The Codezone team I worked as a primary teacher. I worked in different sectors including working with children with additional support needs and English as a second language. I love to travel and have taught in many places around the world. I like to experience different cultures and explore new places.
I’m into anything creative and enjoy making stuff, Lego, writing, painting, drawing and most kinds of arts and crafts. My favourite games are Pokemon, Super Mario, Kingdom Heart and old school simulator games like Theme Hospital and Populous.
Games Lauren has made
Built in the same place you would be building, and shared the same way.
Lauren has been collecting badges too
761 XP so far, which is coding wizard level.
Summer Splash
Bad Bunny Rabbit
Haunted Code
Shape Shifter
Mind Control
FlightYou'll find Lauren in these coding clubs
Our mentors
Every Code Zone mentor is DBS-checked and STEM-certified, and is trained to adapt to how a child learns rather than expecting the child to adapt to the session. Mentors write a note on every child after every session, which is how we know when somebody is ready to move up a level, or would rather stay where they are.
Live clubs run for one hour a week, in groups of no more than six, with the same mentor each week. Children build their own games instead of following a set course, starting in Scratch or MakeCode and moving to Python and TypeScript when they are ready. Levels move down as readily as up, and staying put is a perfectly good outcome.
More than a third of our members are autistic or have ADHD, based on what parents tell us when they join. In 2025 we received the Autism Inclusion Award from the National Autistic Society, and in 2026 we were ranked second in the UK in Club Hub UK’s Top 100 Children’s Activity Providers, judged by five independent judges on safeguarding, inclusivity and community impact.
Questions parents ask about our mentors
- Are Code Zone mentors DBS-checked?
- Yes. Every mentor holds an enhanced DBS check and is STEM-certified. Lobby chat and anything children share with each other is moderated by mentors, and we have a designated safeguarding lead.
- How many children does a mentor work with at once?
- A maximum of six in a live club. That is a deliberate cap rather than a target, and it is what makes it possible for a mentor to notice when one child has gone quiet or is ready to move up.
- Will my child have the same mentor every week?
- Yes. Live clubs run at the same time each week with the same mentor, so the relationship builds up rather than restarting. Mentors also stay reachable by message between sessions.
- Can we meet a mentor before we join?
- Yes. The first session is a free taster with the mentor your child would actually have, and we do not ask for card details to book it.
- What does a mentor actually do during the hour?
- They move between six children who are all building different things, so the hour is really six short conversations rather than one thing run from the front. The useful part is rarely showing a child the answer: it is asking the question that gets them to find it, then leaving them to it. Mentors write a note on every child afterwards.
- Are mentors trained in supporting neurodivergent children?
- Yes. Mentors are trained to adapt to how each child learns rather than expecting the child to adapt to the session, and more than a third of our members are autistic or have ADHD based on what parents tell us when they join. In 2025 we received the Autism Inclusion Award from the National Autistic Society.
- What if the mentor is not the right fit for my child?
- Tell us and we will move your child to a different mentor or club. Groups develop their own character and it is not a failure if the first one is not right.