Follow a request
Explore how a client asks a server for information.
Backend Development
Build what happens behind the screen.
Discover how applications store information and respond to requests. Build the logic behind a useful service, one working endpoint at a time.
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At a glance
These sample outlines show the shape of a Private programme. Suitability, timing, equipment, mentoring arrangements and fees are confirmed before enrolment.
- Starting point
- Confident coders
- Sample duration
- Around 6 months
- Weekly commitment
- Around 3–4 hours a week
- Age suitability
- Discuss with us before enrolment
A good starting point
Comfort with variables, conditions, loops and functions. We will review coding experience and age suitability together before enrolment.
Tools to explore
- Python
- A code editor
- HTTP and APIs
- A local database
Equipment, software access and any additional costs will be clarified before enrolment.
The learning stages
A sample roadmap, with each stage building on the last. The final pace and content will be confirmed for the programme.
Write the logic
Create endpoints, validate input and handle errors clearly.
Keep the data
Model a small database and connect it to an application.
Build a service
Bring the pieces together, test the behaviour and document the API.
Guidance meets practice
With a mentor
Guided code reviews help learners explain decisions and debug methodically. The final session schedule is agreed before enrolment.
Between sessions
Write and test small endpoints, model information and improve a project in response to feedback.
For parents
Follow working demonstrations, project milestones and mentor feedback, even if you do not write code yourself.
What they could build
Illustrative project briefs for this pathway.
A reading-list API
Create, retrieve and organise book records through a simple API.
A service of your own
Choose a useful problem and build a small documented backend to solve it.
The goal is a working project the learner can explain, with a record of testing, feedback and improvements.