Thank you to everyone who joined our week of interactive computing science sessions for Scottish Computing Science Week (15 – 19 May).

Over the course of the week we’ve had live lessons and assemblies from partners including Mitch Resnick, Scratch, Esports Scotland, Barefoot Computing, Tech She Can, The Micro:Bit Education Foundation, the National Robotarium and Next Tech Girls. These live lessons focused on a range of topics including technology to protect our planet, artificial intelligence, and monitoring and encouraging sustainable behaviour.

During Scottish Computing Science Week:

• There were 11 national events.
• Over 10,000 learners joined our live lessons and assemblies from over 390 schools across Scotland.
• Over 700 practitioners joined our sessions.
• The #CSscot23 hashtag has been used over 1,000 times on Twitter
• There have been over 5,000 visits to our DigiLearn blog
• Our Computing Science Scotland Week videos on YouTube have had over 1.6k views.

Interim Chief Executive of Education Scotland, Gillian Hamilton said:

“Scottish Computing Science Week is an opportunity to celebrate computing science in Scottish schools. Digital skills are crucial for the future success of our children and young people who face a rapidly evolving digital world. With over 10,000 learners and over 700 practitioners joining our sessions it is fantastic to see such rich engagement and enthusiasm for computing science in our schools. There are still lots of opportunities for practitioners and learners to engage with computing science and I would encourage practitioners to visit the DigiLearn YouTube page and look out for further lessons and code-alongs that you and your learners can take part in.”

Even though Scottish Computing Science Week is now over learners can still take part in the Scratch Sustainability Challenge.