Data Education in Schools
@dataschools.bsky.social
Developing data and AI literacy education programmes for Scotland as part of the Data-Driven Innovation initiative in the Edinburgh City Region Deal. Visit our website: https://dataschools.education/.
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👉 We develop free, open-access #DataEducation resources dataschools.education/data-educati...
👉 We deliver professional learning events dataschools.education/about-data-l...
👉 We deliver interactive activities for primary and secondary learners dataschools.education/events/
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👉 We develop free, open-access #DataEducation resources dataschools.education/data-educati...
👉 We deliver professional learning events dataschools.education/about-data-l...
👉 We deliver interactive activities for primary and secondary learners dataschools.education/events/
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We’re delighted to announce that we have joined the Centre for Teaching Excellence at the University of Glasgow as the newly established Digital Education and AI Hub!
Learn more: dataschools.education/new-scottish...
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New Scottish Government-funded Digital Education and AI Hub - Data Education in Schools
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 P...
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February 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM
We’re delighted to announce that we have joined the Centre for Teaching Excellence at the University of Glasgow as the newly established Digital Education and AI Hub!
Learn more: dataschools.education/new-scottish...
@morayhouse.bsky.social
@edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Learn more: dataschools.education/new-scottish...
@morayhouse.bsky.social
@edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
🗓️Designing EdTech for Equity: A workshop for teachers and education technology developers at the @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
We offer support for travel and parking costs, and teaching supply cover/book vouchers!
www.de.ed.ac.uk/designing-ed...
We offer support for travel and parking costs, and teaching supply cover/book vouchers!
www.de.ed.ac.uk/designing-ed...
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🗓️Designing EdTech for Equity: A workshop for teachers and education technology developers at the @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
We offer support for travel and parking costs, and teaching supply cover/book vouchers!
www.de.ed.ac.uk/designing-ed...
We offer support for travel and parking costs, and teaching supply cover/book vouchers!
www.de.ed.ac.uk/designing-ed...
📣 Teachers, join us at the STEP National Education Conference 2026! We will offer the workshops "Saving the world with Data" and "TRAILS.scot: Teach Responsible AI Literacy in Scottish Schools".
Further information on the session and how to book your place: steachersep.org.uk/conference-2...
Further information on the session and how to book your place: steachersep.org.uk/conference-2...
January 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM
📣 Teachers, join us at the STEP National Education Conference 2026! We will offer the workshops "Saving the world with Data" and "TRAILS.scot: Teach Responsible AI Literacy in Scottish Schools".
Further information on the session and how to book your place: steachersep.org.uk/conference-2...
Further information on the session and how to book your place: steachersep.org.uk/conference-2...
🎉Our brand new ROBOT CARDS are out NOW! 🤖
This shiny new teaching resource gives primary students an introduction to concepts in statistics and data analysis, and encourage learners to gain an interest in Robotics.
dataschools.education/resource/rob...
This shiny new teaching resource gives primary students an introduction to concepts in statistics and data analysis, and encourage learners to gain an interest in Robotics.
dataschools.education/resource/rob...
Robot Cards - Data Education in Schools
What are Robot Cards? The Data Education in Schools Team have been developing Robot Cards. These have been created for use in a Primary School classroom to give students an introduction to concepts in...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
🎉Our brand new ROBOT CARDS are out NOW! 🤖
This shiny new teaching resource gives primary students an introduction to concepts in statistics and data analysis, and encourage learners to gain an interest in Robotics.
dataschools.education/resource/rob...
This shiny new teaching resource gives primary students an introduction to concepts in statistics and data analysis, and encourage learners to gain an interest in Robotics.
dataschools.education/resource/rob...
📚 We are proud to announce the release of "Teaching for Digital Futures": our guides and resources to help educators teach digital, data, and AI literacies in the classroom, in one Edinburgh Diamond-published book series ⬇️
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We are starting off 2026 with a brand new book series from @dataschools.bsky.social!
Teaching for Digital Futures provides practical resources to help educators confidently teach digital, data & AI literacies.
There are currently four books for you to read & share!
books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...
Teaching for Digital Futures provides practical resources to help educators confidently teach digital, data & AI literacies.
There are currently four books for you to read & share!
books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...
January 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
📚 We are proud to announce the release of "Teaching for Digital Futures": our guides and resources to help educators teach digital, data, and AI literacies in the classroom, in one Edinburgh Diamond-published book series ⬇️
@edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
@morayhouse.bsky.social
@edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
@morayhouse.bsky.social
Building on an idea shared in one of our Data Literacy Professional Learning sessions, primary teacher Julie Horsburgh shares her class's experience with reading The Boy at the Back of the Class, which offers a child's perspective on the refugee crisis ⬇️
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Julie Horsburgh clip
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December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Building on an idea shared in one of our Data Literacy Professional Learning sessions, primary teacher Julie Horsburgh shares her class's experience with reading The Boy at the Back of the Class, which offers a child's perspective on the refugee crisis ⬇️
youtu.be/T0288q42cNE?...
youtu.be/T0288q42cNE?...
We partnered with the East Lothian Digital Learning team to create a progression planner and teacher's pack to support primary schools looking to use Micro:bits in the classroom! Check the resources: dataschools.education/microbits-ea...
October 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We partnered with the East Lothian Digital Learning team to create a progression planner and teacher's pack to support primary schools looking to use Micro:bits in the classroom! Check the resources: dataschools.education/microbits-ea...
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We had a brilliant session with @dataschools.bsky.social and @scottishaialliance.bsky.social a few weeks ago where we shared our Children's Rights & AI Teaching Pack with a wonderful audience from the education sector. There is clear demand for quality resources to support AI literacy in schools.
October 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We had a brilliant session with @dataschools.bsky.social and @scottishaialliance.bsky.social a few weeks ago where we shared our Children's Rights & AI Teaching Pack with a wonderful audience from the education sector. There is clear demand for quality resources to support AI literacy in schools.
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The resources themselves - 6 lessons for primary schools with slides, lesson plans & resources - can be found for free here:
www.scottishai.com/children-and...
And for lots more, including @dataschools.bsky.social's excellent AI literacy handbook for teachers, check out trails.scot/resource/
www.scottishai.com/children-and...
And for lots more, including @dataschools.bsky.social's excellent AI literacy handbook for teachers, check out trails.scot/resource/
Resources for Primary Teachers: Children's Rights & AI: Teaching Pack — Scottish AI Alliance
Resources for Primary Teachers. This P5-7 Teaching Pack from Children's Parliament introduces Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a way that’s practical, ethical and age-appropriate, with children’s huma...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The resources themselves - 6 lessons for primary schools with slides, lesson plans & resources - can be found for free here:
www.scottishai.com/children-and...
And for lots more, including @dataschools.bsky.social's excellent AI literacy handbook for teachers, check out trails.scot/resource/
www.scottishai.com/children-and...
And for lots more, including @dataschools.bsky.social's excellent AI literacy handbook for teachers, check out trails.scot/resource/
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Don't miss the deadline this coming Friday, 10 October, for our final round of #MathsWeekScot competitions:
⭐ Maths Wi Nae Borders (Secondary School)
⭐ Graph Craft (age 11-16)
⭐ SuperQuesters (age 4-12)
Info for all on our website mathsweek.scot/schools/math...
#MathsToday #UKMathsChat #EduSky 🎓
⭐ Maths Wi Nae Borders (Secondary School)
⭐ Graph Craft (age 11-16)
⭐ SuperQuesters (age 4-12)
Info for all on our website mathsweek.scot/schools/math...
#MathsToday #UKMathsChat #EduSky 🎓
October 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Don't miss the deadline this coming Friday, 10 October, for our final round of #MathsWeekScot competitions:
⭐ Maths Wi Nae Borders (Secondary School)
⭐ Graph Craft (age 11-16)
⭐ SuperQuesters (age 4-12)
Info for all on our website mathsweek.scot/schools/math...
#MathsToday #UKMathsChat #EduSky 🎓
⭐ Maths Wi Nae Borders (Secondary School)
⭐ Graph Craft (age 11-16)
⭐ SuperQuesters (age 4-12)
Info for all on our website mathsweek.scot/schools/math...
#MathsToday #UKMathsChat #EduSky 🎓
Read our project officer Jasmeen Kanwal's blog on the Young People’s Advisory Group (#YPAG) on computing education in England for Mission Encodeable, a student-led website that aims to make coding and computer science accessible for young people: missionencodeable.com/blog/finding...
Mission Encodeable
The coolest way to learn to code | Free coding tutorials for young people
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September 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Read our project officer Jasmeen Kanwal's blog on the Young People’s Advisory Group (#YPAG) on computing education in England for Mission Encodeable, a student-led website that aims to make coding and computer science accessible for young people: missionencodeable.com/blog/finding...
Can AI tell if you’re dancing the Macarena or the Locomotion? Can it distinguish rubber ducks from dice? Visit our stall on Level 0 of the Edinburgh Futures Institute and play interactive activities on data and AI on Doors Open Day!
⭐Doors Open Day 2025 at Edinburgh Futures Institute⭐
🗓️ Saturday, 27 September | 10:00 to 16:00
Join us on Doors Open Day 2025! Meet our staff, students and partners and discover how they are shaping better futures for all.
👉 Free entry! See the full programme efi.ed.ac.uk/event/doors-...
🗓️ Saturday, 27 September | 10:00 to 16:00
Join us on Doors Open Day 2025! Meet our staff, students and partners and discover how they are shaping better futures for all.
👉 Free entry! See the full programme efi.ed.ac.uk/event/doors-...
Doors Open Day 2025 at Edinburgh Futures Institute - Edinburgh Futures Institute
This September, explore the fascinating history and exciting future of this special Edinburgh landmark.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Can AI tell if you’re dancing the Macarena or the Locomotion? Can it distinguish rubber ducks from dice? Visit our stall on Level 0 of the Edinburgh Futures Institute and play interactive activities on data and AI on Doors Open Day!
On the 19th September, join us, @scottishaialliance.bsky.social and Children's Parliament for a Resource Showcase for teachers on the use of AI in the Schools 📚💻 at the @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social and online! dataschools.education/aishowcase/
AI in Scottish Schools: A Showcase of Resources for Primary and Secondary Teachers - Data Education in Schools
When: Friday 19th September 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM GMT+1 (in person), 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM GMT+1 (online) Where: In person (Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1.55) and online (MS Teams) REGISTER: link Join ...
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August 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
On the 19th September, join us, @scottishaialliance.bsky.social and Children's Parliament for a Resource Showcase for teachers on the use of AI in the Schools 📚💻 at the @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social and online! dataschools.education/aishowcase/
There are still places available on our FREE AI & Data Literacy professional learning courses for teachers and senior leaders. We can fund at least 50% of classroom cover. APPLY NOW! dataschools.education/about-data-l...
AI and Data Literacy courses for teachers and senior leaders 2025-2026 - Data Education in Schools
Our courses: Data science is the ability to ask questions, collect, analyse, interpret, communicate about data. As technology makes it easier to collect vast amounts of data, the skills to use data to...
dataschools.education
August 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
There are still places available on our FREE AI & Data Literacy professional learning courses for teachers and senior leaders. We can fund at least 50% of classroom cover. APPLY NOW! dataschools.education/about-data-l...
🎉We are honoured to have been Highly Commended at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Data, Culture & Society Digital Research Prizes ceremony in the category “Best Impact from a Data-Led project”. We have been awarded for our data-themed Escape Rooms: dataschools.education/cdcs-digital...
CDCS Digital Research Prize 2025 - Data Education in Schools
We are honoured to have been Highly Commended at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Data, Culture & Society (CDCS) Digital Research Prizes ceremony in the category “Best Impact from a Data-Led p...
dataschools.education
June 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🎉We are honoured to have been Highly Commended at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Data, Culture & Society Digital Research Prizes ceremony in the category “Best Impact from a Data-Led project”. We have been awarded for our data-themed Escape Rooms: dataschools.education/cdcs-digital...
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P4 became Agents of Data today - they had to infiltrate a secret base, using their observation, analysis and problem-solving skills. @dataschools.bsky.social we loved our missions today and can’t wait for more. Over and out P4 Agents. #workingtogether #digitallearning
June 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
P4 became Agents of Data today - they had to infiltrate a secret base, using their observation, analysis and problem-solving skills. @dataschools.bsky.social we loved our missions today and can’t wait for more. Over and out P4 Agents. #workingtogether #digitallearning
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Next year's dates of our successful 4-day professional learning courses are out NOW 📚 we will offer a #dataliteracy course for primary teachers and a data and #AIliteracy course for secondary teachers. Apply by the 21st June: dataschools.education/about-data-l...
May 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Next year's dates of our successful 4-day professional learning courses are out NOW 📚 we will offer a #dataliteracy course for primary teachers and a data and #AIliteracy course for secondary teachers. Apply by the 21st June: dataschools.education/about-data-l...
Next year's dates of our successful 4-day professional learning courses are out NOW 📚 we will offer a #dataliteracy course for primary teachers and a data and #AIliteracy course for secondary teachers. Apply by the 21st June: dataschools.education/about-data-l...
May 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Next year's dates of our successful 4-day professional learning courses are out NOW 📚 we will offer a #dataliteracy course for primary teachers and a data and #AIliteracy course for secondary teachers. Apply by the 21st June: dataschools.education/about-data-l...
Did you miss last week's #TRAILS launch? Join one of two other online sessions on the 3rd and 5th June and get access to new #AILiteracy resources🤖 scroll down this page to register: dataschools.education/weve-launche...
May 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Did you miss last week's #TRAILS launch? Join one of two other online sessions on the 3rd and 5th June and get access to new #AILiteracy resources🤖 scroll down this page to register: dataschools.education/weve-launche...
Do high school #learners use #GenAI tools for learning? What do they use it for? What are their concerns about using this technology? What do they think is fair AI use for learners and for teachers? Join us online on the 10 June to discuss these questions: dataschools.education/young-people...
May 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Do high school #learners use #GenAI tools for learning? What do they use it for? What are their concerns about using this technology? What do they think is fair AI use for learners and for teachers? Join us online on the 10 June to discuss these questions: dataschools.education/young-people...
Now at the Edinburgh Futures Institute! We're launching hashtag#TRAILS - Teaching Responsible AI Literacy in Schools, our dedicated website to showcase our work on hashtag#AILiteracy in Scottish schools: trails.scot.
May 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Now at the Edinburgh Futures Institute! We're launching hashtag#TRAILS - Teaching Responsible AI Literacy in Schools, our dedicated website to showcase our work on hashtag#AILiteracy in Scottish schools: trails.scot.
Important announcement 📣 We are launching our ‘Teach AI Literacy: A Guide for Teachers’ handbook and a series of lesson materials to teach (with) #AI responsibly in Scottish schools. Find all the resources at our dedicated website #TRAILS: trails.scot
May 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Important announcement 📣 We are launching our ‘Teach AI Literacy: A Guide for Teachers’ handbook and a series of lesson materials to teach (with) #AI responsibly in Scottish schools. Find all the resources at our dedicated website #TRAILS: trails.scot
A reminder that you can still book a space for this #AILiteracy event on Friday. Don't miss the chance!
⏰THIS FRIDAY at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (and online), learn about teaching #AILiteracy in the schools and get access to new #resources!
Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/46dcf4...
Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/46dcf4...
May 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A reminder that you can still book a space for this #AILiteracy event on Friday. Don't miss the chance!
⏰THIS FRIDAY at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (and online), learn about teaching #AILiteracy in the schools and get access to new #resources!
Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/46dcf4...
Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/46dcf4...
May 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
⏰THIS FRIDAY at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (and online), learn about teaching #AILiteracy in the schools and get access to new #resources!
Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/46dcf4...
Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/46dcf4...
Introducing the Data Cycle (#PPDAC) At Early Level 📖 This resource gives practitioners ideas on how to introduce the PPDAC process to our youngest learners. dataschools.education/resource/int...
Introducing PPDAC At Early Level - Data Education in Schools
Classroom ideas for practitioners. Data Education can be delivered to our youngest learners by introducing PPDAC At Early Level.
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May 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Introducing the Data Cycle (#PPDAC) At Early Level 📖 This resource gives practitioners ideas on how to introduce the PPDAC process to our youngest learners. dataschools.education/resource/int...