{"id":23599,"date":"2024-10-07T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=23599"},"modified":"2024-10-07T18:05:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T17:05:06","slug":"computing-science-in-scotland-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2024\/10\/07\/computing-science-in-scotland-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Computing Science in Scotland &#8211; Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_12\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>Over the next few months, we will be hosting a number of events to support Computing Science education in Scotland. These events include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Computing Science Week(s)<\/li>\n<li>In Person Computing Science Conferences<\/li>\n<li>Pilot Review of Computing Science education as part of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Chat CST &#8211; A virtual sharing practice event for Computing Science Teachers<\/li>\n<li>Live Lesson Programme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read on to find out more about each event and how to take part&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_105\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<h3 class=\"builder-text-section-title\">\n        Computing Science Week(s)    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_105-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>Now in it&#8217;s third year, Computing Science Week is bigger than ever before.\u00a0 Now spanning over two weeks between <strong>4th and 15th November 2024<\/strong>, we will be hosting a number of <strong>live lessons<\/strong> for teachers and learners to take part in during the day followed by <strong>professional learning sessions<\/strong> for educators after school.<\/p>\n<p>These two weeks have been <strong>broadly arranged<\/strong> into a &#8216;No Code \/ Low Code&#8217; week (4-9 Nov) and a Coding week (11-15 Nov)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_105-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\"><a style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155054\/OM_1727959285974.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23607\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2024\/10\/07\/computing-science-in-scotland-update\/om_1727959285974\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155054\/OM_1727959285974.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1727959064&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OM_1727959285974\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155054\/OM_1727959285974-300x169.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155054\/OM_1727959285974-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt size-medium wp-image-23607 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155054\/OM_1727959285974-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155054\/OM_1727959285974-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155054\/OM_1727959285974-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155054\/OM_1727959285974-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155054\/OM_1727959285974.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">During the first week, we will be running sessions around computational thinking, data science and tech for connectivity, with a bit of Scratch Jr and Microbit in there!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_105-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155121\/OM_1727959285975.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23608\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2024\/10\/07\/computing-science-in-scotland-update\/om_1727959285975\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155121\/OM_1727959285975.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1727959065&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OM_1727959285975\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155121\/OM_1727959285975-300x169.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155121\/OM_1727959285975-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt size-medium wp-image-23608 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155121\/OM_1727959285975-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155121\/OM_1727959285975-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155121\/OM_1727959285975-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155121\/OM_1727959285975-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07155121\/OM_1727959285975.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The second week will more focussed on code based activities for different ability groups and will feature sessions using Scratch, Web Development, Swift Playgrounds and AI.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-4\" id=\"builder-section-text_105-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><em>Look out for the full programme of events coming soon!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_152\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<h3 class=\"builder-text-section-title\">\n        In Person Computing Science Conference    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_152-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07153934\/event_description_image_159471_1726734941_b669f.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23603\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2024\/10\/07\/computing-science-in-scotland-update\/event_description_image_159471_1726734941_b669f\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07153934\/event_description_image_159471_1726734941_b669f.png\" data-orig-size=\"630,131\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"event_description_image_159471_1726734941_b669f\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07153934\/event_description_image_159471_1726734941_b669f-300x62.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07153934\/event_description_image_159471_1726734941_b669f.png\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt size-full wp-image-23603 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07153934\/event_description_image_159471_1726734941_b669f.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"131\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07153934\/event_description_image_159471_1726734941_b669f.png 630w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07153934\/event_description_image_159471_1726734941_b669f-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The 2nd annual computing conference, organised by Education Scotland, is open to all <strong>early years practitioners, primary school teachers, and secondary school teachers who teach computing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>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,<\/p>\n<p>The conference will be held on<strong> Saturday 9th November at 10am<\/strong> simultaneously at the following venues, all with live in person workshops;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>West College Scotland &#8211; Abercorn Building &#8211;\u00a0Renfrew Road, Paisley PA3 4DR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>West Lothian College &#8211; Almondvale Crescent, Livingston, EH54 7EP<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>University of Abertay &#8211; Bell Street, Dundee DD1 1HG<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When registering, you can choose the nearest venue to you.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed agenda for the day is as follows<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>9:30am<\/strong>\u00a0Arrival. Registration and refreshments<\/li>\n<li><strong>9:45am<\/strong>\u00a0Welcome<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:00am<\/strong> Keynote: Ollie Bray Strategic Director Education Scotland (streamed to all venues)<strong><br \/>11:00am-11:45pm<\/strong>\u00a0Workshop Session 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:55pm &#8211; 12:40pm<\/strong>\u00a0Workshop Session 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:45pm<\/strong> Lunch (provided)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1:45pm &#8211; 2:30pm<\/strong>\u00a0Workshop Session 3<\/li>\n<li><strong>2:30pm<\/strong>\u00a0Networking Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you complete registration, you will be forwarded to a Microsoft Form to allow you to select the three workshops that best suit your needs from a list and to allow you to select your dietary requirements.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1728310171\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 100px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/events\/computingscienceconference\/1401777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\"><i class=\"ttfmake-button-icon fa fa-user-check\"><\/i> Register for the conference<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_208\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<h3 class=\"builder-text-section-title\">\n        Computing Science &#8211; Pilot Curriculum Review    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_208-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div>The 2021 OECD report on Scotland\u2019s curriculum recognised the strengths of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), and made a range of recommendations to ensure that this strength would persist into the future including:\u00a0<b>\u201cDevelop a systematic approach to curriculum review. Scotland could consider establishing a curriculum review cycle with a planned timeframe and specific review agenda, led by the specialist stand-alone agency\u201d<\/b>. \u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07154125\/ciclogo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23604\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2024\/10\/07\/computing-science-in-scotland-update\/ciclogo2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07154125\/ciclogo2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,555\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ciclogo2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07154125\/ciclogo2-300x132.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07154125\/ciclogo2-1024x451.jpg\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt wp-image-23604 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07154125\/ciclogo2-300x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07154125\/ciclogo2-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07154125\/ciclogo2-1024x451.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07154125\/ciclogo2-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07154125\/ciclogo2.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">In line with this recommendation Education Scotland, along with <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=7d31b95c697ca6ddJmltdHM9MTcyODI1OTIwMCZpZ3VpZD0xOWEzYzU0MS1hMGM5LTY5NjItM2U4NS1kNGU5YTFiNjY4MWYmaW5zaWQ9NTE5NA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=3&amp;fclid=19a3c541-a0c9-6962-3e85-d4e9a1b6681f&amp;psq=stacs+computing&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3RhY3Muc2NvdC8jOn46dGV4dD1BIHRlYWNoZXItbGVkIGluaXRpYXRpdmUgd29ya2luZyB3aXRoIHRoZSBDb21wdXRpbmcgU2NpZW5jZSB0ZWFjaGluZyBjb21tdW5pdHk&amp;ntb=1\">STACS<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">,\u00a0 are undertaking a pilot curriculum review of Computing Science. \u00a0Education Scotland invites teachers across all sectors (including PTs\/FHs, DHTs and HTs), ELC practitioners, local authorities, colleges, universities and other key stakeholders to apply to be part of this workshop. The workshop will take place on the <\/span><b style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">26th November 2024 from 10am until 3:30pm<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">Glasgow.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We anticipate high demand for this event and want to ensure that as many\u00a0<b>sectors, experience\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<b>geographic locations\u00a0<\/b>are represented.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>It would be useful to seek permission to attend this event prior to completing this form.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=R3T3DoMQ7E24nyfHZQdoQNc-3F3MCplBhmcMSreADcNUOU5VQkZPVFpJN0xPTThJSUJKU0pNUjFRNC4u\">register\u00a0<i>your interest<\/i>\u00a0here<\/a> before\u00a0<b>midnight on Sunday 3rd November 2024<\/b>.\u00a0 You will be contacted if you have been allocated a place at this workshop by Friday 8th November 2024.<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/><\/b>More information about the curriculum improvement cycle can be <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/cices\/\">found here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1728310700\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 100px;\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=R3T3DoMQ7E24nyfHZQdoQNc-3F3MCplBhmcMSreADcNUOU5VQkZPVFpJN0xPTThJSUJKU0pNUjFRNC4u\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\"><i class=\"ttfmake-button-icon fa fa-user-check\"><\/i> Register your interest in the review<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_236\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<h3 class=\"builder-text-section-title\">\n        Chat CST &#8211; A virtual sharing practice event for Computing Science Teachers    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_236-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure id=\"attachment_23605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23605\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07154419\/chris-montgomery-smgTvepind4-unsplash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23605\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2024\/10\/07\/computing-science-in-scotland-update\/chris-montgomery-smgtvepind4-unsplash\/\" 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https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/10\/07154419\/chris-montgomery-smgTvepind4-unsplash.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>Spending time with peers discussing your subject is invaluable.\u00a0 Recently, we were delighted to support and take part in <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2024\/10\/02\/techtok-2024-video-recap\/\">Tech Talks &#8211;\u00a0 a virtual event for design and technology teachers<\/a> in Scotland.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">The event contained 12 15 minute presentations.\u00a0 All the presentations were done by Design and Technology teachers (apart from Daydream Believers and a lecturer from Edinburgh University) \u00a0Essentially, each gave a 10 minute presentation and 5 mins for questions.<\/div>\n<p><strong>We are keen to host a similar event for Computing Science teachers towards the end of November \/ beginning of December that focusses on Planning, Learning, Teaching and Assessment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are currently gauging interest in this event via poll in <a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/team\/19%3A1f133bb50bdc41c29856d86efd42f2bc%40thread.tacv2\/conversations?groupId=8111f31f-bfbb-4b87-9fdd-36779f2bc0e5&amp;tenantId=ccd32ca3-16ce-428f-9541-372d6b051929\">Computing Science Glow Team<\/a>.\u00a0 All secondary teacher in Scotland who teach Computing can request to join this team. If you are member of this team, <a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/message\/19:1f133bb50bdc41c29856d86efd42f2bc@thread.tacv2\/1727699224100?tenantId=ccd32ca3-16ce-428f-9541-372d6b051929&amp;groupId=8111f31f-bfbb-4b87-9fdd-36779f2bc0e5&amp;parentMessageId=1727699224100&amp;teamName=Computing%20Science%20Scotland&amp;channelName=General&amp;createdTime=1727699224100\">please indicate your interest here<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1728311803\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 100px;\" href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/message\/19:1f133bb50bdc41c29856d86efd42f2bc@thread.tacv2\/1727699224100?tenantId=ccd32ca3-16ce-428f-9541-372d6b051929&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;groupId=8111f31f-bfbb-4b87-9fdd-36779f2bc0e5&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;parentMessageId=1727699224100&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;teamName=Computing%20Science%20Scotland&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;channelName=General&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;createdTime=1727699224100\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><i class=\"ttfmake-button-icon fa fa-user-check\"><\/i> Go to Glow Team Poll<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_283\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<h3 class=\"builder-text-section-title\">\n        Live Lessons supporting Computing Science    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_283-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>Our live lesson programme kicked off again in August this year.\u00a0 We have been delighted to have a huge numbers of schools and learners join us and our very special presenters for live lessons already!\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/09\/09133039\/IMG_1482.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23258\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/curriculum-live-live-lessons\/img_1482\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/09\/09133039\/IMG_1482.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,252\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Live Lessons banner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/09\/09133039\/IMG_1482-300x60.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/09\/09133039\/IMG_1482-1024x205.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23258\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/09\/09133039\/IMG_1482.jpeg\" alt=\"woman sitting at a laptop\" width=\"1260\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/09\/09133039\/IMG_1482.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/09\/09133039\/IMG_1482-300x60.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/09\/09133039\/IMG_1482-1024x205.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/09\/09133039\/IMG_1482-768x154.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our programme continues to evolve and grow so do look out for future sessions you and your learners can take part in!<\/p>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>This Month<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Next Month<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Later This Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\t<ul  class=\"eo-events eo-events-shortcode\" > \n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"eo-event-cat-live-lesson eo-event-tag-livelesson26 eo-event-future eo-multi-day\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/events\/event\/live-lessons-reloaded-2026\/\">Live Lessons: Reloaded 2026<\/a> on June 15, 2026 8:00 am\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/render?cid=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.glowscotland.org.uk%2Fglowblogs%2Fdigilearn%2Fevents%2Fcategory%2Flive-lesson%2Ffeed%2Feo-events%2F\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-3\" title=\"Subscribe with Google\"  > Subscribe to live lessons (Google Cal) <\/a>\n<a href=\"webcal:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/events\/category\/live-lesson\/feed\/eo-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-3\" title=\"Subscribe with Google\"  > .. or other Calendar <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the next few months, we will be hosting a number of events to support Computing Science education in Scotland. 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