scottish computing science conference

Scottish Computing Science Conference – live from 3 locations across the country! Saturday 11th November 2023

Open to all early years practitioners, primary school teachers, and secondary school teachers who teach Computing. During this unmissable event, you will have the opportunity to hear from industry experts who will share insights into future career prospects and to attend practical breakout sessions designed to empower you with innovative teaching methods for the classroom …

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Device Basics

Device Basics (Essential Skills)

 back to Essential Teacher Digital Skills Use the tabs section below to select a topic and see the tutorial videos for it: Log in to Glow Web searching Accessibility Connect to Wi-Fi These short videos explain how to open your browser, log in to Glow and use the launchpad. This video explains some of …

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CyberFirst Colleges Project

CyberFirst College Pathways

  Colleges are seeing a decline in the number of students undertaking the Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Cyber Security. Meanwhile, an increasing number of schools find it difficult to offer comprehensive pathways for learners in cyber security due to staffing and timetabling. This is having an impact on the number of learners progressing to …

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Cyberfirst hubs

CyberFirst Hubs

Starting 2024/2025 we have partnered with  West College Scotland. West Lothian College. Abertay University.  These hubs will provide Regional Computing Science Conference Opportunities for CyberFirst Professional Learning Networking opportunities for teachers to build their networks with Cyber professionals and business Networking opportunities for children and young people to speak to Cyber students and professionals in …

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Courses for Learners

CyberFirst Courses for Learners

The NCSC provide short courses designed to introduce the younger generation to the world of cyber security.  As part of CyberFirst Scotland programme all CyberFirst schools will be trained in deliver a number of these course (Trailblazers for S1, Adventurers for S2 and Advanced for NPA Cyber Security Level 6 learners).   A CyberFirst teacher from …

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