Esports

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This section is home to information, resources and links to esports in Scottish education.

Esports is competitive video-gaming. There are now huge competitions and events organised around these games and this is often spoken about as much as the actual game playing in the esports industry. There is a growing number of countries that recognise, and treat, esports as a sport. 

 

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Mark McCready of Scottish Esports recently provided this update on esports in education, covering:

  • Scottish Esports Education landscape
  • What are the pathways and organisations they can work with locally for engagement
  • The new HNC ESports being developed

Esports organisations and competitions

Scottish Esports

Digital Playhouse (UKIE) esports

Esports learning resources and courses

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) offers esports qualificaitons at level 4, level 5 and level 6.

The YMCA delivers the HP Gaming Garage programme