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

23rd Jul 2024

Need to know: Scottish schools and Microsoft Office changes
From August access to desktop versions of Microsoft apps like Word and Outlook will end via schools’ intranet Glow – here’s what it means for teachers and school leaders
Need to know: Scottish schools and Microsoft Office changes

Wednesday

3rd Jul 2024

New call for complete ban of mobile phones in Scottish schools
Smartphones in classrooms cause ‘severe loss in focus’ among pupils and fuel ‘hostility’ towards teachers, suggests petition to Scottish Parliament
New call for complete ban of mobile phones in Scottish schools

Monday

24th Jun 2024

Connectivity, tech and timetabling ‘barriers’ to Scottish digital academy
New research also finds 41 per cent of upper secondary students can’t take the courses they want in school, usually because of teacher availability
Connectivity, technology, timetabling - all ‘barriers’ to National Digital Academy
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Wednesday

19th Jun 2024

Scottish students to be questioned about use of AI
Teaching AI literacy in schools is ‘so important’ – but the first step is understanding how students are already using artificial intelligence, says research lead
Secondary students' use of AI forms focus of new research

Tuesday

4th Jun 2024

AI could create ‘new inequities in learning’, warns expert
AI can do ‘incredible things’ – including making learning more accessible for all pupils – but some young people could be priced out of the best tools
ai money

Monday

3rd Jun 2024

Half of educators use AI for teaching, finds SQA survey
Plagiarism and ‘integrity of assessments’ are common concerns about AI among teachers and school leaders
Half of educators using AI for teaching, finds SQA survey

Friday

31st May 2024

Phones in schools: what’s happening in Scotland?
Amid growing calls for mobile phones to banned in schools and with the Scottish government due to publish guidance, Emma Seith investigates how schools are handling the issue
Phone off

Thursday

30th May 2024

‘We have computing science deserts in Scotland’
For too long, education bodies have not considered computing science to be important, says leading expert four years after his review of computing education
'We have computing science deserts in Scotland'

Wednesday

29th May 2024

The safeguarding risks of online video streaming in schools
Platforms such as YouTube promise all sorts of teaching opportunities – but great care must be taken to vet online video content, says this school leader in Scotland
video safeguarding

Monday

27th May 2024

How AI’s power can be harnessed by primary schools
Rather than asking ‘should we use artificial intelligence?’ the question must now be ‘how do we make best use of AI?’, says this head at a small, rural Scottish primary school
How AI’s power can be harnessed by primary schools

Saturday

25th May 2024

MPs urge next government to monitor school ‘mobile phone ban’
Education committee suggests a statutory phone ban in schools may be needed, but heads’ leaders question if schools have resources
MPs have called for the government to monitor the effects of new guidance on mobile phone use in schools.

Tuesday

21st May 2024

Independent review will probe Oak National Academy
The chief executive of DfE-funded property company LocatED will lead a review into the controversial curriculum resources quango
‘Independent review’ to probe Oak National Academy