Digital care hub launched for Edinburgh students
Edinburgh College and Edinburgh University have teamed up to launch a digital care hub, designed to address the national skills gaps in technology-enabled care. The facility, located at the college’s...
Scottish learning solution boosts education for girls in South Asia
Girls living in marginalised communities in South Asia will be able to improve their digital and English language skills thanks to software developed by a tech company from Dunfermline. eCom...
New online platform to tackle computing science crisis in schools
A cloud-based platform that aims to help tackle the computing science crisis in Scottish schools is set for expansion thanks to a new funding boost. EDINA – the centre for...
Borders teacher gets some ‘face time’ with Apple’s Tim Cook
A Borders school teacher had some ‘face time’ in a virtual meeting with Apple chief executive Tim Cook – to promote coding skills for kids. Catherine Little, who teaches at...
Exams will not be scrapped, Scottish Government says
The national assessment system is to be reformed, but “externally marked” exams will not be scrapped, the Scottish Government has said. It is not yet clear if teachers will also...
Approval granted for Scotland’s first net-zero college building
Plans for Scotland’s first net zero education building have been approved by the Scottish Government. Fife College submitted the business case for the new Dunfermline campus in August. Scottish ministers...
Aberdeenshire leads the way in work-based learning
There has long been debate about the distinction to be drawn between vocational and academic learning. However, in Aberdeenshire Council the focus is on what is best for our learners;...
Scottish university launches blockchain lab with Chinese tech firm
A Scottish university has unveiled a new blockchain research lab as part of a £1.3 million research partnership with a Chinese tech company. The Moshan Blockchain Lab at the University...
Fears ‘valuable staff’ could be lost thanks to Scottish education reform
Concerns have been raised that “many, many valuable staff” could be lost if two key education bodies in Scotland are reformed and replaced as planned. The overhaul of Education Scotland...
Cracking the code to offline computational thinking
In our digitally connected world, it can be argued that coding and especially computational thinking have become essential parts of a new ‘computing literacy’ to support traditional literacy. These computational...
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