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Adobe Express, CLPL, News & Updates

Adobe Express Latest News

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Scotland flag with Adobe Express logo.

Here’s the latest Adobe Express update to get you through February. Safer Internet Day coming up!

1.                     Live lessons (English & Cymraeg)

75 minutes long with a natural half time break if you need to leave early. Register for the recording if the dates or times don’t suit and to get pupil certificates. Ideal for ages 7-13.

·       5/10/11 Feb – Safer Internet Day

·       9/12 Feb – Children’s Mental Health Week

·       13 Feb – Welsh Language Music Day

All account registrations were reset at new year so you may need to register as if for the first time J

2.                     Special Events

·       ONLINE – Thurs 12th Feb @ 10am – Free webinar: ‘For the Love of Art’– Drawing with Express (browser & ipad) and Fresco (free on iPads)

·       BELFAST – Saturday 14th March, 2-4:30pm, Methodist College Belfast, McArthur Hall

Sketch and Sip with local ACE Innovators, Debra Adams, Louise Kerr and Catherine Stewart.

Register for free: bit.ly/ACE_SketchAndSip

3.                     Adobe Creative Educator Teacher Training

Join the ACE Leader community here to access extra teaching resources, online community meets and creative challenges with swag prizes.

Sign up for your next Adobe Express teacher training session by clicking below.

·       11 February 2026 – Build Your Skills: Templates & Classrooms

·       16 February 2026 – Get Started with Adobe Express: The Edit Tab

·       23 February 2026 – Build Your Skills: Animation and Video

All account registrations were reset at new year so you may need to register as if for the first time J

4.                     Tutorial & lesson plans

·       Ebook – Relevant spring topics include – Cyber Safety Superhero, The Water Cycle.

·       Click your country for aligned planning – Wales / Northern Ireland / Scotland / England

·       Northern Ireland eBook has been updated with CCEA Progression Levels!

CLPL, News & Updates, Promethean

Promethean Drop-in 11 February

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Our next drop-in for Promethean is on 11 February from 2 pm in Room 5 at Abercorn Centre, West College Scotland. Do you have a new ActivPanel? Or have you had one for a while and are wondering what more it can do? Why not pop into one of our Promethean Drop-In sessions. These sessions will be informal, drop in, stay for as long as you want sessions where you can share experiences with others, revisit some of the panel and software functionality and gain further insight for use in the classroom with Janice Prandstatter from Promethean, Territory Manager for Scotland.

AI, CLPL, CR-IS, News & Updates

Safer Internet Day 10 February

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There are lots of activities happening for Safer Internet Day 2026. Here are a couple of Education Scotland’s key activities:

  1. Digital Youth Work Conference: A day of insights, discussion and networking, with new resources, keynote speakers, workshops and plenty of interactivity. Key topics include Exploring AI, Developing ethical partnerships with the tech sector, Digital Youth Work Research Hub, and Supporting young people’s digital lives. The Conference is at Heart of Midlothian Football Club, Edinburgh. Book at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-youth-work-conference-edinburgh-2026-tickets-1975274568407.
  2. Sky Up Academy Studios Event for Schools: Sky Up Academy Studios in Livingston will host visiting schools in an immersive experience that supports online safety, digital wellbeing and responsible media creation.  Pupils will step into the role of content creators, producing news reports, films and creative media. The sessions are designed to prompt meaningful discussion and critical thinking around staying safe and respectful online, digital footprints, identifying misinformation and using technology positively to share stories and ideas.  This experiential model links learning directly to the ways students consume and create content, fostering safe, empathetic and responsible digital behaviour.  More information and booking at:  https://www.skyup.sky/academy-studios.

For more resources, see Safer Internet Day 2026 Education resources. 

 

CLPL, Glow Connect, News & Updates

Glow Updates

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Unsure where to check when something in Glow appears to be not working? Education Scotland have a very useful page – the Service Status page – which alerts users to any issues affecting Glow Services, the Education Scotland websites and also Education Scotland managed SWAN circuits.

Staying up to date via the Service Status page may save you time if something isn’t working for you when trying to access any of these services. If the issue is not highlighted in this page then you know it is a local issue and can take appropriate action.

Use the link below to access it. You could bookmark this so you can access it quickly.

https://status.education.scot

Apple RTC, CLPL, iPads, News & Updates

Renfrewshire Apple Regional Training Centre

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Did you know that we are a certified Apple Regional Training Centre (RTC)? We have regular RTC sessions to support you with all things iPad and have a dedicated website as well (see below)! Alongside this, we are building a staff toolkit for using iPads which you can access here. If there is anything in particular you would like to see or you have something useful that we can add, please use the feedback form to let us know,

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