30.09.26
Announcing a Live Lessons series
We are pleased to announce a series of Live Lessons in partnership with Digital Skills Education, including some of our most popular interactive lessons! Keep an eye on this page for updates. Defend the Rhino with Data and AI (11:00, 22 October 2026). Register now: link Plug in the Numbers…
25.09.26
Guidance on recent news media coverage of AI
You might have seen concerning stories in the news about how AI might destroy humanity by 2030 or take down the whole internet in the next year. How seriously should we take these stories? Read the our position statement on the matter.
22.09.26
Now live: research briefs for teachers in Scotland
As part of our work for as the Digital Education and AI Literacy in Advancing Pedagogy Hub at The Centre for Teaching Excellence, we have worked with Teacher Associates across Scotland to develop research briefs designed to support teachers in their practice. You can now download the six research briefs…
03.09.26
Research perspectives on AI and learning: watch the video
Is AI changing how we learn? What impact does AI have on students as individuals? Is it good or bad for education? Our programme director Professor Judy Robertson and University of Edinburgh colleague Dr Ben Williamson discuss research evidence in the video below. Watch here
27.08.26
Announcing the Teaching Data in Primary Schools course
As the Digital Education and AI for Advancing Pedagogy Hub at The Centre for Teaching Excellence, we are delivering the online course “Teaching Data in Primary Schools”. This professional learning course for primary teachers in Scotland will be hosted by CfTE Online, the Centre for Teaching Excellence’s digital platform at…
19.08.26
Digital Education and AI Literacy Hub – Seminar Series – Autumn/Winter 2026
We are pleased to announce our autumn/winter 2026 seminar series for the Digital Education and AI Literacy for Advancing Pedagogy Hub at The Centre for Teaching Excellence. * More events coming soon. Keep an eye on this page* 2nd Sep 2026 – AI Readiness in Scottish Schools This event will…
08.07.26
Young people’s perspectives on AI in schools: meet our personas
Over the past few years, we’ve listened carefully to what children and young people actually think about AI. Some are excited by the possibilities of new technologies. Others are worried about privacy, bias, or what AI might mean for their future careers. Many are still trying to figure it out….
01.07.26
Beyond Translation: Sharing the AI in BSL glossary project at the First International Deaf Tech Conference
Dr Gary Quinn, Assistant Professor of Sign Linguistics at Heriot-Watt University and sign linguist and member of the Scottish Sensory Centre (SSC) BSL Glossary Development Team at the University of Edinburgh, has written a blog post for our Kerr Fry project website to share highlights from the first international Deaf…
22.06.26
Updates from the Digital Education and AI Hub
We are now approaching the end of our second trimester as the Digital Education and AI Hub at The Centre for Teaching Excellence, during which we have reached around 250 teachers, headteachers and education practitioners across Scotland. On the 30 April, Hub co-lead Dr Serdar Abaci delivered an introductory session…
18.06.26
AI Literacy for Parents: an Event Series for Education Scotland
This spring Judy Robertson, Jasmeen Kanwal and Kate Farrell held three AI literacy information sessions for parents and families for Education Scotland’s Parentzone, with 158 people attending across the series. The first webinar “Everything you wanted to know about AI” on the 21 April introduced families to what Artificial Intelligence…
17.06.26
AI in Scottish Schools: a Symposium for Senior School and Education Leaders
On the 12 June 2026, we had the pleasure to host a symposium of senior school leaders and education leaders in Scotland at the Informatics Forum, The University of Edinburgh. Over 70 delegates joined us from all across the country, some travelling from as far as the Highland Council, to…
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…