Edtech

The latest news, analysis and advice on the use of technology in the classroom, including new trends, policy and best-practice tips and techniques

Tuesday

9th Jan 2024

‘Schools need help to protect pupils online’
Here are five recommendations from experts speaking to an MPs’ committee today about how schools could be better supported to teach digital literacy and online safety
Online harm
Quarter of overseas schools teach ‘responsible’ AI use
Cobis report also reveals increased recruitment competition and a shifting curriculum focus towards life skills such as oracy and wellbeing
Quarter of international schools now teaching ‘responsible’ AI use

Monday

8th Jan 2024

Will Scotland lag behind England on digital exams?
Exam boards in England have concrete plans for making the move to on-screen exams but in Scotland, indecision over education reform is stymieing progress, writes Emma Seith
Will Scotland lag behind as England pushes on with digital exams?

Friday

5th Jan 2024

How can computing be saved in Scottish schools?
Computing science uptake has been on a downward spiral for years – but if the right action is taken, the situation can be reversed, finds Emma Seith
Sinking laptop computer

Monday

18th Dec 2023

Where should a teacher start with ChatGPT?
AI will not make you a better teacher but it will reduce your workload, freeing up time to focus on teaching and learning, explains Alasdair Monteith
ChatGPT as a geography teacher - where to start and what to ask?

Thursday

14th Dec 2023

AI chatbots are a fact for pupils - so how do teachers respond?
Artificial intelligence has huge potential to ease teacher workload, but already pupils are using chatbots to cheat and government guidance is desperately needed, MSPs told
AI chatbots

Tuesday

12th Dec 2023

The carbon footprint of a GCSE exam
An Ofqual reports says a single GCSE has the same carbon footprint as a 1.8km journey in a petrol car. Ofqual chief Dr Jo Saxton explains what this means for pen-and-paper exams
The carbon footprint of a single GCSE exam

Sunday

10th Dec 2023

AI and Scotland’s assessment reform
Artificial intelligence could have huge implications for qualifications, assessment and more, say Richard Holme and Rick Grammatica
Digital library

Wednesday

6th Dec 2023

Schools need tech investment to avoid online exam ‘divide’
Exam boards have called on the government to make sure schools have the digital access and guidance they need for online GCSE exams
Computers digital divide
Digital exams: Why we need to build for the future now
The chief executive of OCR explains why it has announced plans to start providing digital exams – and why the path to a fully digital system requires careful planning
Why we need to build for the future now

Wednesday

29th Nov 2023

Pupils need AI lessons from age 11, say experts
There is not enough focus on artificial intelligence in ‘highly theoretical’ GCSE, according to the British Computer Society
Pupils need AI lessons from age 11, say experts

Monday

27th Nov 2023

What artificial intelligence could mean for music tuition
AI offers myriad practical benefits to music teachers but will never fully replicate human interaction, says Linda Boyd
Teaching music