Case study: RailCode
The increasing skills gap in the technology sector has often been highlighted by initiatives such as Code Club, Hour of Code – and recently the BBC micro:bit. However, all these…
Hey teacher, leave them kids alone. Why children are better off left to learn coding by themselves
The co-founder of a volunteer-staffed programming club explains why they take a different approach to the curriculum I hear discussions about who or what or how we should be teaching…
Hitting the road: a chance for young people to work in digital
Parents are the key to creating a technology talent pipelineScotland in 2016 is a hotbed of digital sector success stories. Global firms such as Skyscanner and Fanduel were launched in…
From stacking shelves at their local Tesco to programming apps. In 16 weeks.
How Scotland’s new national academy is transforming lives… and the employment market A former fish delivery driver, two Tesco workers, a business consultant for an audio visual company and a…