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In the Eildon West Cluster in the Scottish Borders, we’ve been exploring how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can support teachers in their daily work. Through a… Read more
This blog is a summary of Mary Flanagan’s book Critical Play; Radical Game Design. This was recommended by Dr Tom Brock, who is a Senior… Read more
Tweedbank Primary ELC was one of the first ELC settings to be awarded with the new DSAS Digital Learning Through Play Award in ELC, earlier… Read more
Provocations There were a number of speakers during the morning session to set the scene and provide stimulus for discussions. You can watch and /… Read more
What is Teach the Teacher? Teach the Teacher is part of the pro bono STEM program offered by JP Morgan. This runs alongside other… Read more
As part of Scotland’s Digital Science Festival, powered by TechFest, a number of online sessions are taking place that your Secondary School students won’t want… 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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