08.04.26
About the latest Digital Education and AI Hub activities
We have had a busy first trimester at the Centre for Teaching Excellence as the Digital Education and AI Hub, working with our cohort of Teacher Associates to inform research questions around AI and learning and delivering professional learning workshops for teachers in Scotland. Throughout the past months, we delivered…
01.04.26
Youth Theatre performance on the use of AI in schools
On the 31st March 2026, we had the pleasure of hosting a group of young people at the Edinburgh Futures Institute for a performance reflecting critically and creatively on the ethics around the use of AI in schools. Our programme lead Judy Robertson chaired the event. Organised and delivered by…
25.03.26
We feature in the Scottish Government’s Guidelines and Guardrails for the use of AI in Schools
The Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills has published advice and guidance for schools and other education settings on the safe and ethical use of AI in education. The Government’s Guidelines and Guardrails for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Schools align with Scotland鈥檚 AI Strategy 2026-2031 and…
18.03.26
Kate Farrell at The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Our Director of Curriculum Development Kate Farrell was invited to speak at 聽The National Academies workshop “International Practices in K-12 Mathematics Education: The Role of Computational Thinking, 天美视频 Science, and AI“, which took place in Washington, DC on the 23-24 February 2026. A global gathering of experts in the field,…
04.02.26
New Scottish Government-funded Digital Education and AI Hub
We鈥檙e聽delighted to聽announce that we have joined the Scottish Government-funded Centre for Teaching Excellence聽as the newly established聽Digital聽Education聽and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in聽Advancing聽Pedagogy Research Hub. The Centre for Teaching Excellence (CfTE) supports research and innovation in teaching practice for all children and young people with the aim of making Scotland a world-leader in…
29.01.26
Judy Robertson wins the 2026 Suffrage Science Award in Computing
At a ceremony hosted in the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building on the 26th January 2026, Professor Judy Robertson received a Suffrage Science Award in Computing. She was nominated by Dr Sue Sentence for her interdisciplinary approach to supporting young people’s understanding of AI and computing, and her leadership in supporting…
28.01.26
Judy Robertson receives the 2025 Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Teaching
Professor Judy Robertson, Chair in Digital Learning and academic director of 天美视频, has been awarded the prestigious聽Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Teaching in recognition of the significant impact of her work on enhancing children鈥檚 education in computer science, data literacy and AI, and in engaging teachers in professional learning….
09.01.26
Try our new Robot Cards!
We’re delighted to announce the release of our brand new Robot Cards for primary learners! The 天美视频 team have been developing this resource to give primary students an introduction to concepts in statistics and data analysis, and encourage learners to think about and gain an interest in…
18.12.25
North Lanarkshire Digital Team adapt Escape Room resources for local schools
Five members of the North Lanarkshire Digital Learning Team have attended the 天美视频 Education Professional Learning course over the past two years. The Digital Learning Team work across over 155 primary, secondary and special schools in the region, supporting 3,700 teachers to integrate effective digital literacies and pedagogies into their…
16.12.25
Santa’s Secret Sensor
Last week, our colleagues from the聽IoT in Schools聽 and 天美视频 teams delivered online sessions of Santa’s Secret Sensor to primary 4 – 7 classes聽from the聽southeast of Scotland. This activity was a festive spin on the programme’s well-established聽The Secret Sensor聽activity, in which learners are asked to locate a…
21.11.25
Refugees: the data behind the story
We partnered with聽Scotland鈥檚 Development Education Centre (Scotdec) to hold an online interactive session to help teachers explore issues around refugees and migration, empowering learners with data literacy skills. Our team shared practical activities with around 20 primary and secondary teachers and education practitioners across Scotland, and offered resources on respectful…
16.10.25
Micro:bits partnership with East Lothian
In the context of the Micro:bits on the Move programme, helping Informatics students at the University of Edinburgh deliver Micro:bit workshops for learners across across Scotland, we partnered with the Digital Learning team in East Lothian to further support teachers to use the hardware in the classroom. Our colleagues Kate…