Here is a round-up of all that has happened in Term 1 – click on the image for all the info!
Category: Transform to Innovate
Midweek Bytes week commencing 5 October
Term 1 Update
Here is a round-up of all that has happened in Term 1 – click on the image for all the info!
Google AI Literacy campaign for teachers
Google is launching a national AI literacy campaign to drive safe and confident adoption for teachers, learning support professionals and school leaders.
In the coming months, you will hear about our regional roadshow with 10 Gemini related events in all 9 DfE regions in England, and in Wales, in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Ireland.
If you can’t wait until then, our snack-sized training sessions make professional development easy. Explore example prompts, watch quick video demos, and test your knowledge with a very short quiz to get certified for each unit.
Share the link with your colleagues and staff to take up this free-of-charge AI CPD. There are 26 units from beginner to advanced, and you can dive in wherever you feel confident.
Head to the UK and Ireland national AI training ↗︎
Google Roadshow
The Google for Education annual Scotland Leaders Summit event will be in central Glasgow on Monday November 23rd 10.30am-4pm with networking until 5pm.
The registration link is here: https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/googlescotland2026
It will feature keynotes; hands-on workshops and speakers from Scottish Google Reference Schools and our very own Kirklandneuk PS; latest Chromebook demos; and a sneak peek at what’s new in Google Workspace and Gemini; as well as trying out some of the new certifications and AI badges to scaffold educator AI literacy. There will also be plenty of time for networking, lunch and refreshments.
Digital Early Learning and Childcare Award
If you missed our first Professional Learning Network session, hosted by Eva Wilkinson, Early Years Digital Education Officer at Education Scotland, you can watch again here: https://youtu.be/nrdsI_BsNEI
Safer Schools Scotland Teach Hub
If you are looking to find out more about AI and images, if you have signed up for Safer Schools Scotland app access, you can use the resources that they produce. Some are for staff only, some for pupils and some are for parents, so why not sign up and make use of these fantastic resources. Here’s one all about AI.
Protecting Children’s Images in the Age of AI Resource Package – Safer Schools
Protecting images from AI manipulation and abuse
The guidance below was developed by the UK Online Harms Early Warning Working Group, and shares best practice and considerations for education settings and organisations working with children and young people on the use of photos and videos across their online platforms, to address the risk of AI image manipulation.
The document looks at the responsible management, sharing and protection of photographs and videos, particularly those featuring children and young people. This includes images used across education settings’ websites, social media platforms and other digital spaces.
This document covers key areas, including:
- Practices to protect young people’s images
- The risks of using young people’s images online
- Why protecting children and young people’s images is important
- A checklist of actions to consider
- Guidance on what to do if images of young people are misused, altered or abused
Image guidance for education settings – UK Safer Internet Centre
DigiLearnRen Monthly Download and Term 2 Learning Loop
Please find attached our October Monthly Download and Term 2 Learning Loop. Just click on the image to download!
Midweek Byte 26th August
Week Commencing 24th August
S&Q Report
Here is the Standards and Quality Report for 25/26. Click on the image to access all the links.
Glow Updates
Canva is now available!
For everything you need to know about Canva in Glow, check out our handy guide available here!
Glow Password Reset
The pupil password reset took place on 11th August and Staff passwords change on 25th August. Staff will be prompted to change their password the next time they log on.
Back to School with Glow
Check out this handy guide from Glow Connect for all you need to know about Glow! Back to School August 2026.
🔐Phase 3 Security Updates: Auto blocking of network traffic from out with the UK
Glow have now rolled out Phase 3 of their security changes.
What’s changing?
They have rolled out a security change within Glow that will block Glow users from accessing Glow from identified high risk countries.
Timeline for this change
RM have now enabled this change.
Why are they blocking network traffic from some countries?
They heard at Cyber UK earlier this month how increases in geo-political tensions are changing the landscape, and that cyber is now a fundamental part of modern warfare, we also heard how AI is accelerating the pace of disruption.
It’s critical that they respond to the changing landscape and the increasing threat. Standing still is no longer an option. They’ve been looking for some time at ways in which they can strengthen the safety of Glow for all users and one of those ways is to block internet traffic from some high risk nation states.
What countries will be blocked from accessing Glow?
China, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Ukraine and Russia.
How will this impact Glow users?
If a Glow user tries to access Glow from one of the identified blocked countries, they will be presented with the error message below.
This means that Glow users will need to be aware of this change before travelling and assuming they will be able to access Glow.
VPN User experience
They are aware that some users use VPNs to access Glow so again, this may impact if the VPN appears to come from one of the blocked countries.
Additional information
Please note that they will be regularly reviewing the global landscape and as a result, some countries may be added to the list, and some may be removed.
