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…
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
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’s 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 The National Academies workshop “International Practices in K-12 Mathematics Education: The Role of Computational Thinking, Data 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’re delighted to announce that we have joined the Scottish Government-funded Centre for Teaching Excellence as the newly established Digital Education and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Advancing 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’s Award for Teaching
Professor Judy Robertson, Chair in Digital Learning and academic director of Data Education in Schools, has been awarded the prestigious Chancellor’s Award for Teaching in recognition of the significant impact of her work on enhancing children’s 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 Data Education in Schools 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 Data 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…