{"id":16602,"date":"2022-12-19T15:32:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?page_id=16602"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:31:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:31:27","slug":"improve-my-own-digital-literacy-skills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/new-home\/improve-my-own-digital-literacy-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital skills for Scottish educators"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Educators require digital skills in order to make effective use of technology in their setting. They must also be confident to develop these skills in children and young people.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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The educator toolkit documents defines the skills and knowledge required to be an educator in Scotland. These align to professional standards for the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).<\/p>\n

\"Digital<\/a> -<\/span> 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 Learning and Childcare, school and Community Learning and… …<\/span><\/span><\/div>
\"Woman<\/a> -<\/span> Learning activities for teachers to develop skills and knowledge needed to be meet GTCS standards for registration.\u00a0 This includes learning platforms and video content from external organisations.\u00a0 \u00a0\uf060 back to Teacher Digital Skills Visit the… …<\/span><\/span><\/div>
\"teacher<\/a> -<\/span> This is a user story provided by Milngavie Primary School, East Dunbartonshire, that used the Teacher Digital Skills Toolkit to inform their professional learning. The school's 'digital leader' explained how they used the toolkit: \"I… …<\/span><\/span><\/div>
\"\"<\/a> -<\/span> A range of professional learning and certifications are available from external organisations.\u00a0 …<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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