Your first week with GitHub
For teachers who have never used GitHub, in any subject. No coding needed.
4 steps. First step: Get verified as a teacher
for teachers & school admins
GitHub Education, explained for your school.
TutorBox gathers the official guides, free courses and videos in one place, sorted for teachers, admins and students. You don't need a technical background to start.
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Where to begin
Pick the pathway that sounds most like you. Each one is a short list of steps, in order, with links to free material.
Getting started with GitHub Copilot
For any teacher curious about AI assistance, including outside computer science.
4 steps. First step: Read the Copilot starter pathway
Bringing GitHub to your whole school
For principals, IT heads and department leads.
4 steps. First step: Check the GitHub Campus Program
Three things to do this week
If you only have an hour, do these in order.
Get verified as a teacher
It's free, and it unlocks GitHub Team for your class organisations plus free access to GitHub Copilot.
Try the Introduction to GitHub course
A short, hands-on course that teaches the basics by having you do them.
Say hello to other educators
Ask questions and see what other teachers are trying in the educator discussion forum.
update
GitHub Classroom has retired
GitHub Classroom shut down on 28 August 2026. Your GitHub accounts, repositories and organisations are not affected. GitHub now recommends two partner tools for assignments and auto-grading: Codio and Classroom 50.
Browse by topic
- Learning pathwaysFor: Everyone
Six step-by-step routes, from your very first login to a school-wide rollout.
- Teacher trainingFor: Teachers
Free courses, official guides and certifications to build your own GitHub skills.
- For adminsFor: Principals, IT and department heads
The Campus Program, account setup, ready-made curriculum and research support.
- For studentsFor: To share with your students
Free student benefits, leadership programmes, hackathons and practice projects.
- Videos and eventsFor: Everyone
Short explainers, recorded training sessions and upcoming live events.
- StoriesFor: Everyone
How other schools and instructors use GitHub in their teaching.
- AI in educationFor: Teachers and admins
Using GitHub Copilot in class, and how to set sensible rules for AI.