Category: Education & Skills

A “game changing” remote learning platform for primary and secondary children in Scotland has been launched this week. Educational professionals have come together to launch Scottish Online Lessons (SOL) –...

Scotland’s education body has announced a £430,000 investment to support professional learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Education Scotland has said the Scottish Government funding is being provided...

Applications for a national awards scheme promoting digital technology in Scottish schools have “rocketed” during the pandemic. According to Digital Schools Awards Scotland, a three-step programme to help schools recognise...

The Scottish exams body is to be scrapped following the long-awaited publication of an independent review. The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is to be replaced and Education Scotland – the...

Plans for a £54 million investment in five Highland schools set to answer “long-awaited hopes and dreams” of communities are to be agreed upon by council members next week. The...

American tech giant Dell is backing a video games design competition staged by Abertay University. The multinational will support this summer’s Dare Academy which is open to students of the...

More than three quarters of Scottish university students support face-to-face tuition over remote learning using digital technology, new survey results have revealed. The poll also shows that restrictions on in-person...

Scotland’s tech companies are ‘missing out’ on people who display neurodivergent talents such as those with autism, according to the national skills agency. IT firms should do more to recruit...