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This blog post is a summary of key points in Audit Scotland’s report that might be useful for educational settings, such as schools, nurseries and… Read more
Over the next few months, we will be hosting a number of events to support Computing Science education in Scotland. These events include Computing Science… Read more
Below is a playlist of the sessions that were delivered by practitioners during TechTok24. Each video is linked below. Thanks to Russell White from Moray… Read more
The BBC micro:bit playground survey results are here! Primary school teachers and pupils across the UK have been taking part in the BBC micro:bit playground… Read more
We are pleased to give you and your colleagues, an early heads-up on events and resources for high school teachers and students from the 5th… Read more
This page contains links to articles and papers exploring the risks of ‘screentime’ and social media and the lack of data and evidence supporting its… Read more
Computing Science
Computing CPD Awards for teachers Inverness College UHI To find out more about these qualifications, contact Gordon Macpherson Gordon.MacPherson.ic@uhi.ac.uk Additional Teaching Qualification (ATQ) in Computing Studies CPD Award Visit: CPD Award Additional Teaching Qual in Computing Studies (uhi.ac.uk) This qualification enables qualified secondary teachers to add Computing Studies as… Read more
DigiLearnScot have been delivering live lessons across the country to support the delivery and professional learning of digital skills and Computing Science. These live lessons have been aimed at learners and teachers in the BGE. Since October 2022, we, along with partners such as Barefoot Computing, Microbit Educational Foundation, Tech… Read more
We were delighted to be able to support and deliver a day long professional workshop with all staff of Kingswells Primary School. We were asked to facilitate this activity after delivering an information session to colleagues at Aberdeen Digital Learning Live. This day long workshop guided all staff through practical,… Read more
In May 2022, every school in Scotland received 20 V.2 micro:bits, thanks to a partnership between The Micro:Bit Education Foundation, Nominet and The Scottish Government. Additionally, primary schools received 20 additional micro:bits as part funding secured by Education Scotland and Scottish Government. Alongside this roll out, a programme of free… Read more
Hardware Funding Update “Using the devices and accessories has allowed us to create more engaging microbit lessons and to expand teaching of computing constructs into makecode arcade. V2 microbits has also enabled us to link with areas such as well-being that we know from research engages learners better.” In February… Read more
Ada Computer Science: Time-saving Resources for Teachers in Scotland Ada Computer Science is a collaboration between the Raspberry Pi Foundation and the University of Cambridge. Their aim is to provide high-quality, free, resources for Computing Science teachers and students. To kick off the school year, they have mapped their… Read more
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