WARRINGTON pupils will be given the opportunity to learn a skill in one of the leading and highest paid jobs out there.

The Amazon distribution team, based at the Omega Business Park, are providing students aged 11-16 in the borough with free coding sessions.

Teaming up with Amazon Future Engineer and Turinglab, the free sessions will teach youngsters the key to one of the most widely used programming languages in the world – Python.

The unique opportunity will take learners from absolute beginners to understanding core concepts such as sequence, selection, iteration, functions and more.

Technology Director at Amazon, Lauren Kisser said the sessions will provide ‘essential life skills’ for students.

“It helps to develop students’ independence, their critical thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as improving persistence, communication, and creativity.

“We know that not all schools have access to the resources needed to teach technology skills.

“By providing students in Warrington with free access to Turinglab’s fun, and engaging coding courses, we hope they gain the knowledge and confidence to prepare them for the future world of work.”

Python developers can earn a starting salary of around £45,000 and can earn anything up to £80,000 and is a great skill for young students to gain access to.

Turinglab’s lessons are ideal for students of all abilities. The platform has features like auto-marking, progress tracking and built-in theory to ease lesson preparation and admin tasks for teachers.

It is diverse and theme-based content is engaging for all, including special educational needs and lower ability students, encouraging engagement and critical skills development.

In addition to the coding courses, Amazon has launched virtual school trips for primary and secondary school students to go behind the scenes at an Amazon fulfilment centre and explore the technologies that power Amazon’s operations.

During the tour, students travel to different “tour stops” to learn how Amazon delivers products from your online shopping cart, directly to your door.

Computer science concepts like algorithms, cloud computing, efficiency, databases, quality control, machine learning, hardware and software are all introduced and explained in real-life context.