{"id":26684,"date":"2025-10-27T10:11:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T10:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=26684"},"modified":"2025-10-27T10:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T10:11:34","slug":"26684","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2025\/10\/27\/26684\/","title":{"rendered":"CSW2025: ACE Cyber Security Competition (S3-S6)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"margin: 0cm\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\">See below for a team competition that learners can participate in.<\/span><\/b><\/h1>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\">ACE Cyber Security Competition (S3-S6)<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\">Competition Sign up window is now open!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1761559596\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #0a458e;color: #ffffff;font-size: 24px;font-weight: bold;padding: 4px 10px;border-radius: 100px\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/jxtF7WLSmH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\"><i class=\"ttfmake-button-icon fa fa-chalkboard-teacher\"><\/i> Register Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\">Teams can include up to four students, with mixed ages and genders permitted. All team members must be aged<strong> 14\u201318 (S3-S6)<\/strong> and in full-time education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\">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 need to be a teacher or teach a digital subject. The guardian will be the main contact and responsible for managing communications, especially if the team reaches the finals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><strong>Round 1<\/strong> is Online between <strong>24th of November to 12th of December 2025<\/strong>. Teams will be sent the questions and links for the submission of team answers to their team guardian<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong> before the 14th of November<\/strong><\/span>. This round features a series of problem-solving questions and brain teasers. These can be printed and completed at any time and in any order during the two-week competition window. However, all answers must be submitted in a single session via Microsoft Forms. The necessary materials will be sent directly to team guardian<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><strong>Final Round<\/strong> is where successful teams will be invited to attend a live final event at their regional ACE (Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security) University. In Scotland this is either <strong>Abertay University or Edinburgh Napier University<\/strong> (ongoing discussions regarding possibility of Hybrid or Satellite delivery). Team guardians can select their preferred ACE University when signing up. <strong>The live finals will be in late February or March 2026.<\/strong> More details will the confirmed and communicated with team guardians.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\">Sign up before the 7th of November!<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See below for a team competition that learners can participate in. \u00a0 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\u201318 (S3-S6) and in full-time education. 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