Edinburgh’s CodeClan launches applied agentic AI programme in ‘UK first’
CodeClan – the Edinburgh digital skills provider – has launched an agentic AI programme for senior engineers in what is thought to be the first of its kind in the...
Primary school pupils across Scotland asked to solve health and wellbeing challenges through digital ‘inventors’ competition
Primary school pupils across Scotland are being invited to solve health and wellbeing challenges through a nationwide digital ‘inventors’ competition. The DigiInventors Challenge, organised by the Digital Health & Care...
Scottish digital skills charity awards grants of nearly £120,000 to inspire more young people into tech
A digital skills charity has awarded grants totalling nearly £120,000 to schools and community organisations across 17 local authorities to help more young people get into tech. The 27 grant...
Scotland launches ambitious digital skills initiative to power future growth
A major new initiative aimed at equipping Scotland’s workforce with cutting-edge digital skills has been unveiled by the Scottish Government in partnership with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and Business Gateway. The Digital...
Building digital capability across Scotland’s public sector: a shared journey
Our Public Service Reform Strategy published in June 2025, shows that Scotland is in the midst of significant transformation focused on creating digital public services that are person-centred, preventative and delivered locally, so that services are designed around the needs of people...
Teacher calls for urgent action on gender gap in computing science as Edinburgh school prepares to host tech event
The all-girls St George’s School in Edinburgh will host its third annual Fearless Women in Computing event on Tuesday next week, welcoming schoolgirls from across the city to explore the...
CodeClan relaunches with software engineering and agentic AI courses
CodeClan – Scotland’s digital skills academy which closed suddenly in August 2023 – is relaunching early 2026 with new courses in software engineering and agentic AI. The Edinburgh-based academy, whose...
Falkirk school deemed ‘centre of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence’ by Apple
A Falkirk school has been deemed a ‘centre of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence’ by tech giant Apple – for its use of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Falkirk...
Partnership between travel giant Skyscanner and University of Glasgow aims to boost computing science teaching
A new partnership between Skyscanner and the University of Glasgow is aiming to boost computing science teacher numbers in Scotland. The travel giant is the founding partner of an innovative...
New report highlights progress in computing science in Scotland but subject still faces ‘critical’ shortage of teachers
A new national report on the state of computing science in Scotland’s schools has been released – revealing ‘significant progress’ but also a critical shortage of teachers for the subject....
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