Digital Skills Development Officer
Scottish Digital Literacy Week will take a new approach for 2026. The week will focus on learner digital skills and will be a series of Live Lessons that build upon the skills developed in classes throughout the year.
Exact dates are TBD and details will be shared as and when they become available.
Scottish AI in Schools 2025 is back for 2026. The event will run in March and will be a mixture of Educator Webinars, Live Lessons, Stories of Success, and Partner Provider Sessions.
Exact dates are TBD and details will be shared as and when they become available.
CyberScotlandWeek invites individuals, organisations and communities across Scotland to raise awareness of cyber security and strengthen our collective cyber resilience. It is organised by CyberScotland Partnership, who are a collaboration of key stakeholders brought together by the Scottish Government’s Cyber Resilience Unit, with the aim of raising cyber security awareness and building Scotland-wide cyber resilience.
This year’s theme will be shared in due course.
Through a series of curriculum live lessons, sharing practice, and professional learning sessions during the week, CyberScotland Week aims to educate, support, and empower schools, educators, learners, and organisations with the knowledge and tools to stay secure online.
To celebrate the end of 2025, we will be hosting a fun filled week of Live Lessons that will give you and your pupils opportunities to showcase their digital skills in a variety of ways.
Dates are TBD and we will share updates as and when they become available.
Computing Science Week 2025 will run in November. The week will be a mixture of Live Lessons, Success Sharing Sessions, Educator Webinars, and Partner Provider sessions.
Dates are TBD and we will post updates as and when they become available.
Live Lessons (1h):
Sharing Practice Sessions (30mins):
Educator Webinars (1h):
We are planning to host events as part of Scottish Gamesfest in September 2025.
The aim is to provide up-to-date and relevant information on Esports in Scotland. It will cover:
Exact date is TBD and we will share updates as and when they become available.
To kick-off the 2025 – 26 academic session, we will be hosting a number of opportunities in August and September for staff, schools, and senior leaders. Some of the sessions will cover the following:
Exact dates will be shared but stay tuned for updates.
Welcome to out Catch Up Gallery of recordings from AI in Schools Week 2025. You will find recordings of CLPL sessions and live lessons on this page. Check out our dedicated AI page > Artificial Intelligence in Scottish Education: What you need to know – DigiLearn You can access the… Read more
This is a recap for you and your class to follow along to that will show you how to create a voice recognition AI using https://machinelearningforkids.co.uk/ and connect that to a simple Scratch project where you can use your AI to control a fish sprite! Based on the activity done… Read more
This is a recap for you and your class to follow along to that will show you how to create a multi-language translator tool in Scratch! Based on the activity done as part of the code along during AI in Schools Week 2025. The video takes you through how to… Read more
Cyber Scotland Week 25 – Scratch Code Along Recap and Resources Create a strong password generator using Scratch as part of Cyber Scotland Week 2025! In this session, you and your class will learn to use lists and random numbers to generate and store random strong passwords using three random words as advised by… Read more
Can you beat the quiz? Got what it takes to beat our Very Computational Christmas Quiz? 20 questions, no time limit. Try it on your own, as a group or as class! Let us know how you do @digilearnscot TRY THE QUIZ Too easy? Looking for a different challenge? Why… 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 / or download the presenters slides below. You are may wish to add your thoughts, individually, or from a group perspective to the discussion boards. The… Read more
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Learning about games - go to the Games in Education page This section contains link to resources, training and inspiration for educators who want to teach about games. This could be considered reading and writing about games or using games as a text in literacy and English learning. Pan European Game Information (PEGI) provide age ratings for games based …
The results are in! Teachers in Scotland are digitally skilled - Our Teacher Digital Skills Toolkit has been available for over a year now. It contains guidance on what skills and knowledge teachers in Scotland should have to meet the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) standard for registration, which requires teachers to be ‘digitally literate’. There is also short videos to support some of these …
Scottish Digital Literacy Week 2026 - Scottish Digital Literacy Week will take a new approach for 2026. The week will focus on learner digital skills and will be a series of Live Lessons that build upon the skills developed in classes throughout the year. Exact dates are TBD and details will be shared as and when they become available.
Scottish AI in schools week 2026 - Scottish AI in Schools 2025 is back for 2026. The event will run in March and will be a mixture of Educator Webinars, Live Lessons, Stories of Success, and Partner Provider Sessions. Exact dates are TBD and details will be shared as and when they become available.
Cyber Scotland Week 2026 - CyberScotlandWeek invites individuals, organisations and communities across Scotland to raise awareness of cyber security and strengthen our collective cyber resilience. It is organised by CyberScotland Partnership, who are a collaboration of key stakeholders brought together by the Scottish Government’s Cyber Resilience Unit, with the aim of raising cyber security awareness and building Scotland-wide cyber resilience. This …
Live Lesson Week 2025 - To celebrate the end of 2025, we will be hosting a fun filled week of Live Lessons that will give you and your pupils opportunities to showcase their digital skills in a variety of ways. Dates are TBD and we will share updates as and when they become available. 
Computing Science Scotland Week 2025 - Computing Science Week 2025 will run in November. The week will be a mixture of Live Lessons, Success Sharing Sessions, Educator Webinars, and Partner Provider sessions. Dates are TBD and we will post updates as and when they become available. Live Lessons (1h): Sharing Practice Sessions (30mins): Educator Webinars (1h):
Scottish Gamesfest 2025 is coming in September - We are planning to host events as part of Scottish Gamesfest in September 2025. The aim is to provide up-to-date and relevant information on Esports in Scotland. It will cover: Scottish Esports Education landscape What are the pathways and organisations they can work with locally for engagement Live Lessons Educator Webinars Partner Provider sessions Exact date is TBD and …
Teacher Digital Skills, DSAS, & School Digital Strategies - To kick-off the 2025 – 26 academic session, we will be hosting a number of opportunities in August and September for staff, schools, and senior leaders. Some of the sessions will cover the following: Digital Schools Award Teacher Digital Skills Toolkit Planning and delivering a Digital Strategy Exact dates will be shared but stay tuned for updates.
Communicate visually wit colourful graphics to tell a story, explain a concept, summarise a plot, or show how a pattern can be represented visually.
Comics can be a great way for learners to showcase their storytelling skills, explain concepts, and visually represent a concept. For learners with limited or no communication skills, this can be an excellent way to have them contribute to the wider conversation in class.
For this activity we have used a modified version of the Create a Comic Activity from the Everyone Can Create Apple Teacher Learning Centre section.
We used an iPad, an Apple Pencil, Pages, and Adobe Express using our Glow Scotland credentials. Whilst these are very specific examples we appreciate that not every school has access to these resources. An alternative might be to use a web based tool such as Book Creator which has excellent comic book templates and Pixabay which has free to download graphics.
Now that you have tried all of the steps and put the comic together, you have developed the skills in your learners to apply this knowledge in different situations. Using comic book style activities can be a great way to Visualise concepts, retell failure Argos from history with custom characters, or even explaining concepts like the water cycle in new and engaging ways.
Try it yourself and feel free to share your stories of success with us via social media:
Bluesky: @digilearnscot.bsky.social
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 to miss!
These dynamic events are packed with fascinating content and practical insights that are sure to inspire and engage your pupils!
An Eye Below Zero, a Long Term Look at the Poles
45 years of polar experience have given Doug Allan a unique perspective on both the Arctic and Antarctic. He’ll be telling exciting and inspiring stories about the winter he spent with Emperor penguins, and his face to face encounters with polar bears. But Doug has also witnessed how the warming of the poles is affecting the animals. He’ll explore the innovative and imaginative steps and solutions that we can adopt to take on the challenge. We can still turn the tide.
Campaigning for Change: Banning Disposable Vapes
Can grassroots activism really create meaningful change? Absolutely! Join Laura Young who proved this theory true. Laura is the founder of the campaign to ban disposable vapes, which has prompted legislative change across the UK. She will share her campaign journey, top tips & key takeaways at this online talk!
How to Robot-Proof Your Kids
AI makes many promises about making life easier. Companies are selling AI to read your emails and then write your responses. But at a time when all of the world’s knowledge is free in your pocket, your value is your unique voice. From augmented intelligence to neuroprosthetics, Dr. Ming will explore how we can use AI not to make life easier but to make ourselves better.
The Straight A’s Brain
What if your child could remember superhuman amounts of information and never forget what they studied for exams? Can they boost focus and concentration while taking care of their brain? Join Dr. T, Aberdeen’s TV psychiatrist, for an exciting online workshop where they’ll unlock powerful memory techniques, brain health tips, and study hacks for kids and teens (ages 8-16). Parents can join too, learning top tips to help their kids ace school and study smarter than ever before!
Pokémaths: The Maths of Pokémon
Delivered by fantastic Dr Tom Crawford aka Tom Rocks Maths, the Pokémaths: The Maths of Pokémon session will investigate how many Pikachu’s it takes to power a lightbulb. How much a Charizard eats? And why the world of Pokémon seems to ignore the basic laws of physics! Dr Tom Crawford looks at the maths one of the world’s favourite video games.
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