CodeBase to help Stirling high school students develop their digital skills
Hundreds of students across Stirling will get the chance to develop their digital skills thanks to a sponsorship and support deal with fibre broadband specialist CityFibre. The Level:Up Schools Digital…
We need to create an army of ‘mini ambassadors’ to get kids interested in tech sector careers
Our regular exclusive column with the Chair of SDS’ Digital Technology Skills Group (DTSG) returns, with Hannah Malone standing in for Donald McLaughlin on this occasion. Hannah has been an…
High school teacher nominated for women in technology award
A high school teacher who significantly boosted the number of young girls taking computer science has been nominated for a ‘women in technology’ award. Shona McAlpine, who teaches Computing Science…
J.P. Morgan joins list of donors to Scottish digital skills charity
J.P. Morgan – the multibillion dollar US finance giant – has joined the list of donors to a Scottish digital skills charity which aims to train up the next generation…
National Cyber Security Centre reveals surge in number of young girls applying for summer cyber courses
The number of young girls applying for a summer course run by the National Cyber Security Centre has soared by nearly 50%, new figures show. More girls than ever are…
UK’s first ‘innovation school’ opens in Glasgow
The UK’s first full-time ‘innovation school’ – which is designed to shake up traditional education approaches – has officially opened in Glasgow. The NuVu school aims to provide a learning…
Global IT consulting firm engages more than 900 Scottish pupils in tech programme
A global IT consulting giant has reached more than 900 pupils across Scotland with its digital explorers programme. Tata Consultancy Services, an Indian multinational technology firm, has been working to…
Students pushing software boundaries honoured in annual awards ceremony
A student whose project describing the mathematical theory behind modern photorealistic rendering and contributes to the field of computer graphics by showing a simple, practical implementation of physically-based rendering has…
Amazon launches programme to get children and young adults from low-income backgrounds into computer science
Amazon has launched a programme to get children and young adults from low income backgrounds in Scotland into computer science. The tech giant wants to ‘inspire, educate and enable’ pupils…
Software testing is a ‘dynamic career choice’ for young tech graduates
One of the UK’s fastest growing and largest independent software testing companies, Edge Testing Solutions – part of Eurofins Digital Testing – is encouraging Scottish students to consider software testing…
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