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Save the Date: Exciting Events Coming Your Way

We would like to share the fantastic digital learning opportunities coming up over the next few weeks.

Live Lessons 4th & 6th February

We are excited to invite P5-S3 classes to join us online for an introduction to the Data Literacy Project with IoT in Schools. Learners will explore data and build digital literacy skills, collecting & analysing data from within their own school. This opportunity is open to all schools with the Internet of Things Data Sensors and is being delivered in collaboration with The University of Edinburgh.

Tuesday 4th February 11am or 1.30pm: Beginners Sessions

Thursday 6th February 9.30am or 1.30pm: Intermediate Sessions (for classes who have explored the sensors before)

If you’d like to be involved, please sign up using this link.

Our Digital Learning Pedagogy Officers will be running bitesize training sessions demonstrating how to use Seesaw effectively for Profiling.

There will be examples of Seesaw Profiles as well as demonstrations of how to use key features, such as the Highlight tool, automatic Translate with Google and how to tag Meta-Skills as Standards.

These sessions are primarily aimed for P1-3 staff, however ELC, SLT or other staff members are welcome to come along too.

No need to sign up, just join the meeting online, through the #Digiken Team.

Adobe Express are continuing to run a wide range of online Live Lessons for classes, as well as teacher training sessions.


To sign up, click the links below:

Adobe Express live lessons​

Children’s Mental Health Week (3rd/4th Feb)​

SAFER INTERNET DAY (4th/10th/11th Feb)​

Cyber Week Scotland (26th Feb)

Adobe Creative Educator – Live UK Courses​

​ACE Level 1 – Intro to Adobe Express – this session will get you hands on with Adobe Express and talking about creativity in the classroom, how it works and how to foster a creative culture.​

18th & 27th Feb

My World of Work’s Digital Profile is here!​

​If you are interested in finding out more about the new national learner profile, there are free webinars coming up on the following dates:​

​6th February Webinar 10-11am ​

25th February Webinar 4-5pm ​

3rd March Webinar 4-5pm​

20th March Webinar 4-5pm

Get Ready for Safer Internet Day: 11th February 2025

Safer Internet Day 2025 will take place on the 11th of February 2025, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online‘

Some key questions being explored this year include:

  • How is changing technology like generative AI going to impact the approach of scammers?
  • What role can the government and internet industry take to tackle this threat?
  • What changes would young people like to see to help protect themselves moving forward?

For access to a range of resources, including activities, lesson ideas, assembly slides and quizzes, visit Safer Internet Day 2025 – UK Safer Internet Centre.

We are also very excited to announce the launch of the new Safer Schools Scotland resource Hub: Teach Hub – Safer Schools

Safer Schools is a multi-award-winning safeguarding ecosystem, created to educate, empower and protect your entire school community, in a digital World.

The Teach Hub is a free library of resources created for teachers by teachers, specifically designed for teaching in the classroom, including age-appropriate lessons, activities, worksheets and PowerPoints on topics affecting children and young people today.

The Teach Hub also has shareables resources and guides around a range of platforms, apps and websites which can be downloaded and shared with staff and parents.

These resources focus on sharing positive messages, and highlights the benefits of building good habits online, building self-esteem and forming good relationships.

All teaching staff have been sent the access code by email as this resource is only available to West Lothian staff.

National Learner Profile Launch Webinars

If you are interested in finding out more about the new national learner profile, launching soon on My World of Work, there are free webinars coming up on the following dates:

6th February Webinar 10-11am

25th February Webinar 4-5pm

3rd March Webinar 4-5pm

20th March Webinar 4-5pm

A National Approach to Digital Profiling

Education Scotland and Skills Development Scotland has been working in partnership with a National Co-design Group to shape approaches to profiling and digital profile, co-designing each step of the way with young people. 

In 2024 the Cabinet Secretary indicated that the national approach for digital profile will be delivered through My World of Work. 

The solution can help learners capture their achievements from all settings, reflect upon them and build a profile to showcase who they are and their evolving strengths.  

The digital profile will go live at the end of January. 

What the webinar will cover

You’ll find out about future development plans, approaches for implementation within the curriculum and future ambitions to strengthen connections across the education and skills landscape.

We went on an Elf Hunt… and over 4500 West Lothian students found them all!

We were delighted to continue our annual tradition of a live reading of a Christmas Story by Greg Welsh, Head of Education (Primary, Early Learning and Resources).

Over 200 teachers joined us on Microsoft Teams, from schools all over West Lothian, to hear We’re Going on an Elf Chase by Martha Mumford, followed by a chance to share some Christmas jokes.

Thank you to everybody who voted for the story and who joined us live.

We wish you a very Merry Christmas!

Sparking Imagination with Adobe Express

This week, the Digital Learning Team worked with Seafield Primary in creatively enhancing learning and teaching using Adobe Express, following on from our staff input last week.

Some of the highlights from the day include:

  • Learners actively supporting each other to share tools, tips and ideas, such as removing backgrounds from images, or adding outlines to text to enhance the visibility.
  • Learners working collaboratively to create projects with real-life purposes. One fab example of this was some P7 pupils recording nursery rhymes, adding animations, sharing the video as a QR code and then creating a bright, attention-grabbing infographic to share the QR code.
  • Learners able to confidently articulate the purpose of learning and able to discuss the benefits of using Adobe Express.
  • Learners able to draw upon their previous knowledge and learning, to share detailed information, demonstrating their depth of understanding.

One class explored the video, animation and graphic features to share learning. They identified some key features of a successful and informative poster as needing bright, bold colours, large text, short statements, related images and animations or eye-catching features.

“I like making videos in Adobe Express, because it’s fun and interesting. It’s quicker to use, and more fun than PowerPoint, because there’s more things to learn, it’s newer, you can draw and add animations.”

P7 pupil

“I like when we could add my voice to my character”

P4 Pupil

Adobe Express is accessible through the tile on your school Glow launchpad. 

Click here for more information.