Category: Education & Skills

A Scottish University is launching the “world’s first” cross-sector energy data management course. Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen’s new online short programme is targeted at data managers within the...

As the use of digital learning tools becomes further embedded in schools, in part thanks to Covid, Aberdeenshire primary teacher Jenny Alexander shares how she uses Discovery Education’s Espresso platform...

One of Scotland’s longest-running science and engineering education initiatives has teamed up with a global engineering company to equip young people with the skills needed to tackle climate change. To...

Students would like to see exams scrapped in favour of continuous assessment, it emerged in a recent online meeting. A senior Aberdeenshire councillor urged pupils from across the region to...

A scheme which sees computing science teachers paired up with digital technology experts is being rolled out across two new regions. Students at secondary schools in Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire...

The Scottish Government has announced a £1.3 million boost for computing science in schools, in a bid to prepare pupils for careers in tech. Secondaries in Scotland will be given...

School children should be taught traditional touch typing in a bid to equip them with future skills required in the digital workplace, a former cabinet secretary has said. Fergus Ewing...

A leading digital learning company has launched a cutting-edge, no cost app in a bid to unlock the power of augmented reality (AR) for educators. Discovery Education’s new platform allows...

Organisations promoting initiatives to drive digital skills for young people have been invited to apply for funding from a Scottish charity. Digital Xtra Fund, a not-for-profit backed by both the...