According to Michael Gove, schools will "be better placed and children better prepared for the future if they understand the language of the future."
The Hour of Code had almost 20 million participants in the United States. Many UK organisations are currently involved in trying to encourage pupils to participate.
New data from Ofqual shows that schools and colleges across England are making progress in cyber security training, but are struggling to recover quickly from attacks when they occur.
Three schools have been fitted with solar panels over the summer as part of a government-funded scheme, with eight more schools set to get their solar panels this autumn.