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Sharing our reading with you… We recently shared a variety of recommend reading links around screen time. In this post we share some more, but this time, the research and articles focus on younger children’s screen time, some including babies. Special thanks to our National Early Language and Communication Team colleagues for sharing many of the articles and research links with us. Before you browse through the links below, please consider these questions first. Q… Read more

We a had a great turn out for the BIG BIG COMPUTING QUIZ on Monday 4th November to kick off Computing Science Week 2024!  Over 1300 learners from schools across Scotland took part.  Like any good quiz, learners had to rely on their skills, knowledge and experience as well as a good dose of luck to get through 8 rounds of questions Sample Questions Get It Now! You can download the quiz yourself if you… 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 to miss! These dynamic events are packed with fascinating content and practical insights that are sure to inspire and engage your pupils! Friday 1st November, 18:30 via zoom: An Eye Below Zero, a Long Term Look at the Poles  45 years of polar experience have given Doug Allan a unique… Read more

Computing Science Week 2024 will run from November 4th to 15th 2024. Both weeks will comprise of Live Lessons, Success Sharing Sessions, Educator Webinars, and a face to face event in between to bring educators together and share good practice. Week 1 has a mainly low code theme, with a few exceptions. It showcases the ways in which Computing can be explored without always having to focus exclusively on code based activities. Week 2 will… Read more

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 local authorities to consider. Read the full report with this link Tackling digital exclusion (audit.scot).   “Digital exclusion is strongly associated with poverty and people with certain protected characteristics.” Anyone working with groups that may be at-risk of digital exclusion should consider the potential barriers in place to them accessing 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 Week(s) In Person Computing Science Conferences Pilot Review of Computing Science education as part of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle  Chat CST – A virtual sharing practice event for Computing Science Teachers Live Lesson Programme Read on to find out more about each event and how to take part… 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 House for organising and hosting this successful virtual conference. 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 survey. An exciting investigation to help children aged 7-11 get to grips with data science and digital skills in a way that relates to their everyday lives. Students have measured their playground areas, explored temperature differences between natural and synthetic surfaces, tracked how active their break times were, and counted… Read more