Raspberry Pi Foundation adds blocks editor to Code Classroom
The free browser tool for schools now lets pupils build programs from drag-and-drop blocks, as well as write Python and web code. It also links to Google Classroom.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation added a blocks editor to Code Classroom, its free coding tool for schools, on 26 October 2026.
Code Classroom is the new name for the Code Editor for Education, the foundation said in a blog post. In the new Blocks editor, pupils drag and drop blocks to make games, stories and animations without typing code. The tool already had a Python editor and a web editor for HTML and CSS. All three now sit in one place.
The foundation said the Blocks editor is based on the Scratch editor, which is open source. Open source means anyone can read and reuse the program's code. The Scratch Foundation publishes the code for the Scratch 3.0 editor's interface on GitHub under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Teachers can set up a free school account on the foundation's website. The tool runs in a web browser, so schools do not need to install anything. The foundation said there are no subscriptions or hidden costs and that teachers can follow each learner's progress.
Teachers can also import classes from Google Classroom. Pupils can then sign in with their Google accounts.
The foundation said more than 4,500 schools already use the tool to teach Python and web development. Bartholomew Owuor, a computer science teacher at Cathsam School in Kenya, said the blocks let him include learners of different ages. The post does not say which age groups the Blocks editor is meant for. It also does not say how the tool fits the computing curriculum in England.
Sources
- Raspberry Pi Foundation Reintroducing Code Classroom: now with the Blocks editor
- Scratch Foundation on GitHub scratch-gui