Elizabeth Tweedale - Founder & CEO Cypher

During my time in Government, I was involved in a number of meetings where we would try to create memorable lines which could sum up Government policy. You can probably think of a few famous ones yourself.

Tough on Crime, tough on the causes of crime. Long term economic plan. Vote Leave. Take Back Control. Brexit means Brexit. There are also some less memorable ones, which I enjoy thinking about from time to time, like Nick Clegg’s ‘Alarm Clock Heros’- anyone who woke up to an alarm clock should be called a hero.

Two of the most important phrases that you’ll hear for the coming years are ‘levelling up’ and ‘building back better’.

Neither of these are going to be able to be achieved without a serious focus on the reskilling agenda, which was at the Heart of the Queen’s Speech last week.

And that is why I am delighted today to be joined by Elizabeth Tweedale who is a thought leader in the space of how children learn new skills such as coding.

She founded a company called Cypher Coders, which specialises in teaching kids from the age of six to code, and is expanding into many other areas as we discuss.

As this podcast is all about the skills of the future, so it’s important to look at what kids need to be learning.

If you listen to this podcast shortly after release, Elizabeth and Cypher Coders are crowdfunding on Seedrs, so you might be interested in checking them out but of course, if you do invest, your capital is at risk.