On Friday 10th November over 1000 learners from across Scotland joined Data Education in Schools as part of our newest live lesson activity.

On Friday 3rd November Kate Farrell, Director of Curriculum Development and Professional Learning, collected the 'Data Visualisation' award at the 2023 Data Summit held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Earlier in the year we asked for your help voting for the “Strength in Borders: Sourcing Global Data Science Innovation” session to be included in the SXSW EDU 2024 programme of events.

The latest Raspberry Pi foundation publication '(Hello World)' features an interview with Professor Judy Robertson focused on research exploring children's understanding of AI through their interactions with smart speakers.

What do crocodiles and classroom CO2 have in common? The Internet of Things (IoT).

We're delighted to see the article 'Building Data Literacy' by Dr Serdar Abaci  (Lecturer in Data and Digital Literacies) included in Issue 97 of the GTCS digital publication 'Teaching Scotland'.

The Data Education in Schools team are inviting primary teachers to join them online w/c 28th August. The two events will bring the team together with teachers from across Scotland to discuss 'Teach Data Literacy: a guide for primary teachers' share ideas, answer questions and think about how teachers are already using the resource.

We’re thrilled to support Kate Farrell, Director of Curriculum Development and Professional Learning, as one of the speakers for the “Strength in Borders: Sourcing Global Data Science Innovation” session for SXSW EDU 2024.

The DES team had a very busy June! In addition to the Borders Inspire Festival and the launch of our Teach Data Literacy Handbook, Kate and Jasmeen have travelled near and far to spread the word on data and its importance in the lives of children and young people.