CyberFirst Schools Award

CyberFirst Schools Award

The NCSC is formally recognising schools in Scotland, that are committed to providing a structured approach to excellence in cyber security education. The NCSC has appointed Education Scotland as a regional partner and they will manage the assessment and evaluation of CyberFirst School applications; the growth of the CyberFirst Schools community in the area and …

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Ambassador & Mentor Programme

CyberFirst Scotland Ambassador and Member Programme

Education Scotland are looking for members of the Cyber industry in Scotland to support our work. If you would like to become a CyberFirst Ambassador or your business would like to become a CyberFirst member please contact kirsty.mcfaul@educationscotland.gov.scot Scottish Members Scottish Business Resilience Centre Seric Systems TSB HSBC NatWest Morgan Stanley Lloyds West College Scotland

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CyberFirst Advisory Board

CyberFirst Advisory Board

The Advisory Group is made up of members from Education Scotland, Scottish Government, National Cyber Security Centre, a CyberFirst teacher ambassador and CyberFirst industry members. Members of the group commit to engaging with, promoting and where possible supporting the work of CyberFirst programme in Scotland. The members of the group will: be CyberFirst members endorse …

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supporting resources for cyber ELC

Secondary Computing Science Resources

ipsum lorum go to Secondary Computing home Apple: everyone can codeĀ  Bebras problem solving challenge (unplugged) Callysto (data science) Code Club projects Data Lab Data Nation Digital World (cyber and data careers) EduBlocks micro:bit makecode Netsim simulator (networks) SpheroSQA – diagnostic questions (guidance) SQA – understanding standards (guidance) Trinket (Code Club projects) (web dev)W3 (web …

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A ‘Concrete, Pictorial and Abstract’ Approach to early level Computing Science

There are clear similarities with the order and progression of early level Computing Science and early level Numeracy and Maths play and learning. go to ELC computing home We can use a concrete – pictorialĀ  – abstract concept in Computing Science, similar to how we introduce mathematical concepts e.g. countingĀ concrete objects such as pebbles,Ā progressingĀ onto subitising …

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ELC Independent Learning Pathway

This page contains links to pre recorded webinars focusing on early level Computing Science, from an introduction to the Experiences and Outcomes and where Computing Science is in the world all-around us, to understanding computational thinking strategies through unplugged Computing Science explorations, investigating pictorial and visual representations and finally tinkering with programmable devices. At the …

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