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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…
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08.10.25
Doors Open Day 2025 in the Edinburgh Futures Institute
We were happy to participate for the second year in a row in the Edinburgh Futures Institute Doors Open Day, which took place on the 27th September 2025. The Institute, formerly the Old Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, is a futures-focused space for multidisciplinary collaboration, data-led innovation, education, research, and partnership….
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01.10.25
AI in Scottish Schools: A Showcase of Resources for Primary and Secondary Teachers
On Friday 19th September 2025, we held an event in collaboration with Children’s Parliament and the Scottish AI Alliance. “AI in Scottish Schools” addressed teachers, educators, researchers, and policymakers and highlighted work introducing AI literacy for educators and learners and having children’s voices and rights at its heart. Our team at Data…
Data science will change how you see your subject. It will give you resources and ideas for your lessons and inspire your pupils
Teacher (4 Day data science course)
Event date
20/11/2025
Refugees: the data behind the story
Scotland’s Development Education Centre (Scotdec) are holding an online interactive session that will help teachers explore issues around refugees and migration, empowering learners with data literacy skills. Data Education in Schools will team with them to share practical activities and resources on terminology, respectful dialogue, interpreting data and understanding how…
Event date
27/09/2025
Visit us at the Edinburgh Futures Institute Doors Open Day
Visit the Data Education in Schools stall and play interactive activities on data and AI! We are a UK and Scottish Government funded project within the Data-Driven Innovation initiative, which addresses criticalities in the Scottish education system, particularly challenges in ensuring that inclusive growth is at the basis of Scotland’s…
Event date
16/09/2025
Creative AI for teachers workshop
Everyone’s talking about Artificial Intelligence – but how can YOU get started? How can you use AI in your classroom? In this hands-on workshop, we’ll show you how to get started with the most useful and popular A.I. tools. This course is aimed at A.I. beginners – You don’t need…