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16.12.25
Santa’s Secret Sensor
Last week, our colleagues from the IoT in Schools and Data Education in Schools teams delivered online sessions of Santa’s Secret Sensor to primary 4 – 7 classes from the southeast of Scotland. This activity was a festive spin on the programme’s well-established The Secret Sensor activity, in which learners are asked to locate a…
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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…
News
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….
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
12/06/2026
AI in Scottish Schools – Senior and Systems Leaders
Generative AI is fast becoming embedded in our daily lives and ensuring its use in education is responsible, ethical and equitable is a key consideration for teachers, school leaders and policy makers. This one day, face to face event, will bring together senior leaders from across Scotland to discuss and explore…
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…