DigiLearn

Thank you to everyone who attended Computing Science week and made it a success again this year. Below is a playlist of some of the sessions we were fortunate to facilitate – a HUGE thank you to everyone who gave up their time to host a Teacher CLPL session or Live Lesson.  Read more

This guidance is an update to the Teacher Digital Skills published previously. It aims to support the development of digital skills for all Scottish educators, including Early Years and Childcare, school and Community Learning and Development sectors.  Education Scotland digital skills for Scottish educators 2025  I want to take the survey Use this link to access the form and evaluate your own digital skills: Fill in the form I want to copy the form… Read more

My decision to engage with Scotland’s Curriculum Improvement Cycle regarding digital literacy began primarily when I began to lead my school through the Digital Schools Award journey. This experience revealed the Dunning-Kruger effect in action early in my school’s digital journey – while I started the process full of confidence, I gradually realised how much I didn’t know about what I didn’t know in the digital realm, and more importantly, how I needed to prepare… Read more

We were lucky that a parent of a child in our class works with Digital School House and they let us know about the event. There were spaces available and the children were really enthusiastic and keen to go. It would be great to let more schools know about the event – I am sure they would find it very worthwhile.   This event was especially engaging as the children worked in their co-operative learning… Read more

See below for a team competition that learners can participate in.   ACE Cyber Security Competition (S3-S6) Competition Sign up window is now open! Register Here Teams can include up to four students, with mixed ages and genders permitted. All team members must be aged 14–18 (S3-S6) and in full-time education. Each team must have a designated guardian aged 18 or over, appointed by the school/college. This person can oversee multiple teams and does not… Read more

Scottish Esports are the national body for gaming and esports in Scotland and are conducting a survey to assess the viability of a national esports competitions for Scotland’s schools and colleges. This initiative aims to provide a structured competitive framework that supports Curriculum for Excellence, develops learners’ meta-skills, enhances digital skills, and aligns with national qualifications including the NPA Esports and HNC Esports. Provide your feedback using this link: Scottish Esports Schools and Colleges Competition… Read more

Digital technology  Digital technology is used to store, process and share computer data about almost all aspects of our lives and society. This is underpinned by computer technology, including hardware, software and networks. It is essential that these systems and their data should be secured to protect them, and us, from cyber threats.      Essential digital skills  Being able to use digital technology increases opportunities to engage in society, including finding information, accessing essential… Read more

Welcome to the Ada Scotland Festival 29 September – 10 October 2025 The Ada Scotland Festival champions gender balance in tech and computing, providing inspiration for our young people and to build a stronger, fairer, more diverse work force of the future.   An innovative and representative workforce will develop systems for all genders as end users.  In Scotland, building a diverse talent pipeline is critical as female learners are underrepresented in Computing Science education at… Read more