Tech & coding
The industry nobody tells you about. It judges the work, not the past.
Tonight: first lesson, on your phone
freeCodeCamp is completely free, works on a phone, and takes you from zero to building real things. Some people started inside on prison coding schemes — the path continues on the out.
Free · phone-friendlyMonths 1–6: build three things
A portfolio beats a CV in tech, which is exactly the point: nobody asks a portfolio about its past. Free Skills Bootcamps in software and data run nationwide.
£0 · funded bootcampsFirst role: support, QA, junior dev
£25–32k. Most tech firms run only a Basic check — spent records are invisible, and plenty ask for nothing at all.
Basic check onlyThe ceiling: honestly, none
Mid-level developers £45k+, seniors far beyond. Remote work means the whole country's jobs are yours.
Not sure where your record stands? Since October 2023 most records become spent far sooner than people assume — and spent records are invisible to a Basic check, like the ones on this route.
Check yours — it stays on your phone →Real places to start
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