Category: Education & Skills

Leading tech nation Estonia is to provide a range of online educational tools to help keep children engaged during the coronavirus pandemic. The top-ranked digital state (No 1. in PISA...

Scotland’s STEM Bursary Scheme is being expanded this year to encourage more people to train as secondary school teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). That means 150 career...

Business, government and the education sector need to work more closely together in order to meet Scotland’s future skills needs, according to one of the country’s leading business organisations. There...

Scottish Finance Minister Kate Forbes visited the offices of a global consulting and tech giant on Monday – to mark the first day of Scottish Apprenticeship Week. Ms Forbes visited...

This week is Scottish Apprenticeship Week, an annual celebration of the positive impact work-based learning has on individuals, companies and the Scottish economy as a whole. Donald McLaughlin, Chair of...

The Student Loans Company is celebrating the contribution of its apprentices during Scottish Apprenticeship Week (2-6 March). During the week the Company will also welcome three new apprentices to its...

A record number of cyber students are now training to become Scotland’s best ethical hackers. The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) works with students enrolled on the Ethical Hacking and...

Computing science pupils ‘lacked confidence’ and ‘struggled’ over coding tasks in examinations, according to a new education analysis. Students taking National and Higher qualifications in the subject in Scotland have...

A digital skills charity designed to help young people get engaged in the tech sector has announced a boost in funding. Digital Xtra Fund, set up in 2016, has increased...