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Linking learning at home and at school<\/strong><\/p>\n

Glow is the world\u2019s first national safe and secure online community for pupils, parents and teachers.
\nGlow is an award winning national intranet for education, developed exclusively for Scotland\u2019s educational community. Enhancing and supporting pupils\u2019 learning, Glow allows pupils to learn using the tools of technology they are familiar with. The sort of personalised learning that Glow can offer children and young people is a key aspect of Curriculum for Excellence.<\/p>\n

What does it do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Glow gives access to information and activities including interactive educational games, revision papers, links to other sites and news features. These resources support pupils to learn in innovative and exciting ways. Glow has a number of key features and access to, or restrictions to, these features is dependent on the permissions set by your local authority. Not all features are relevant to all users.
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\nHow does it work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each child or teacher is given unique logins to access this trusted, safe environment where they can create personalised programmes of work, share resources or help parents understand and become more involved in their children\u2019s learning possibly by keeping up to date with their progress and achievements.<\/p>\n

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\"glowpeep-purple\"<\/a>How does it assist my child\u2019s learning?<\/strong><\/p>\n

For children, GLOW is:<\/p>\n