Join QA for a free, interactive workshop where our Teach the Nation to Code specialist, Shafeeq, will introduce you to the exciting world of Web Development using HTML and CSS!
10:00 to 14:00 Thursday 10 October 2024 Continue reading Online: Introduction to Web Development by Teach The Nation
If you’re at high school (S3-6), college, or university enter on your own or grab up to three of your friends to form a team and put your problem-solving abilities to the test.
1st October to 11th throughout the festival
Continue reading ENUSEC CyberQuest: Capture the Flag 2024
UPDATE: The results are in! Nominations have now closed on the Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2024, and we are pleased to announce the shortlist: And we are delighted to announce the winner, Carrie Lumsden! Mrs Lumsden has worked tirelessly to improve and open opportunities to pupils in the Computing Science Sector. Has run a successful Lego Programming club, trained staff, Google certified. Runs a school Media Club, Mentors the Senior Digital Ambassadors. Constantly striving to improve the gender imbalance within Computing Science. Do you know a teacher in Scotland who has gone the extra mile to encourage girls to … Continue reading Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2024
A two-day games design jam involving groups of students from Digital Interaction Design at DJCAD and Game Design and Production at Abertay University.
10:00 to 17:00 Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 October
Following on from a fantastic event in February, Ada Scotland will be back in Inverness on 3 October for a day of activities for secondary schools across the Highlands.
1000 to 1400 Thursday 3 October 2024 Continue reading Ada Scotland in Inverness
This taster session also provides you with interactive teaching resources and an overview of a range of SQA-accredited courses to provide your students with valuable real-world data skills.
0900 to 1230 Friday 11 October 2024 Continue reading ONLINE: Data Dive Workshop with Code Division for Secondary Teachers
Once again we are delighted to announce that Barclays will be hosting the Ada Scotland Festival Launch event at their fantastic campus on the Clyde.
Continue reading Ada Scotland 5th Birthday and Launch Event hosted by Barclays
Learn about how you can empower students with the skills and motivation to shape their world with technology.
16:00 to 17:00 Tuesday 8 October 2024 Continue reading Apps for Good online session for Teachers
As part of World Space Week, DYW Live is hosting webinars on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th October. The theme this year is ‘Space and Entrepreneurship’. Thursday will include sessions led by Scottish Space companies and Friday is a session by Tech We Can.
ONLINE
Thursday 5 & Friday 6 October 2023
Continue reading DYW Live Space Week 2023
Join us for an exciting online event focused on promoting diversity in computer science education! This meetup is designed for all teachers delivering Computing Science including probationers, primary teachers and PGDE students.
ONLINE
19:00 Wednesday 25 October 2023
Continue reading CSSMeet – Teaching to Inspire Gender Balance
Join us at the Ada Scot Networking Event on October 10th, 2023, hosted by the School of Computing at Robert Gordon University, for an empowering day dedicated to building gender balance in computing!
IN-PERSON
10:00 Tuesday 10 October 2023
Continue reading RGU Ada Scotland Networking Event for High Schools
Tandy Nicole is the award-winning founder of Womennetic, a grassroots community organisation committed to creating channels for marginalized women, particularly asylum seekers and refugees, to get into tech.
IN-PERSON
18:30 Friday 13 October 2023
Continue reading Morgan Stanley presents: Live Podcast Recording with Tandy Nicole
Once again we are delighted to announce that Barclays will be hosting the Ada Scotland Festival Launch event at their fantastic campus on the Clyde.
IN-PERSON
1200 Tuesday 3 October 2023
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Sign up your class for this interactive, online lesson delivered by My World of Work Live where your students will learn how to create their own computer game and character, and bring it to life with code and music!
ONLINE
09:30 Tuesday 3 October 2023
Continue reading My World of Work Live Games Design for the classroom
This online event delivered by Apps for Good is aimed at teachers and will explore two of the free class resources they provide aimed at S1-3 students.
ONLINE
16:00 Wednesday 4 October 2023
Continue reading How Teaching Tech Innovation Can Help Shape the Future for Young Scots with Apps for Good
This live online event delivered by Tech She Can is a brilliant way to launch the school day as an assembly or classroom session. It explores the importance of cyber security with content designed to interest pupils in P4-7.
ONLINE
09:30 Wednesday 4 October 2023
Continue reading Tech We Can LIVE Assembly – Tech for Cyber Security
This live online event delivered by Tech She Can is a brilliant way to launch the school day as an assembly or classroom session. It highlights how tech helps us explore space with content designed to interest pupils in P4-7.
ONLINE
09:30 Friday 6 October 2023
Continue reading Tech We Can LIVE Assembly – Tech for Space
This live online event delivered by Tech She Can is a brilliant way to launch the school day as an assembly or classroom session. It explores the role tech plays in sport with content designed to interest pupils in P4-7.
ONLINE
09:30 Monday 2 October 2023
Continue reading Tech We Can LIVE Assembly – Tech for Sport
Update: The results are in! The teachers nominated for this year’s award were as follows: And the winner is… Fiona Sabba from Barrhead High School! A hamper and trophy will be making their way to Fiona shortly… Do you know a teacher in Scotland who has gone the extra mile to encourage girls to get into computing? Perhaps someone who’s inspired their female pupils in class, run a coding club for girls, or simply had some extra words of encouragement for a female pupil with an interest in computers? Nominate your inspiring teacher using the form below or click here! … Continue reading Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2023
The Lassie STEM Ambassador team have developed this excellent resource pack for engaging with role models and industry in lessons and activities. Continue reading Lassie STEM Ambassador Resource Pack
The Scottish AI Alliance invite all classes in Scotland to take part in their schools competition: Me, Myself & AI. Continue reading Me, Myself & AI Schools Competition from the Scottish AI Alliance
Two free clubs for school ages S1-3. Upgrade your tech skills: Design a game or code with a micro:bit Continue reading Heart of Midlothian FC Innovation Centre Clubs
Applications for our latest round of opportunities launches in November and BBC Scotland, in partnership with the Ada Scot Festival, are holding an in person event to explore what a career in tech is like in a global media organisation.
10:00 Thursday 27 October
Continue reading First Steps in Tech at the BBC
Explore the achievements of women in STEM throughout history and design an Augmented reality app to showcase these in an engaging way. Amazon vouchers for top three winners.
Continue reading Dundee University presents: Ada Lovelace inspired App Design Competition
A virtual coding session, open to anyone who would like to learn the basics with VEXcode, led by Barclays Eagles.
12:00 Monday 24 October 2022
Continue reading Barclays Code Playground II – Coding Basics with VEXcode
A virtual coding session, open to anyone who would like to learn the basics with VEXcode, led by Barclays Eagles.
12:00 Tuesday 18 October 2022
Continue reading Barclays Code Playground – Coding Basics with VEXcode
Join us as we record our Women in Tech podcast live with award-winning gender diversity advocate, dressCode charity founder & Ada Lovelace Festival co-founder Toni Scullion, with time for Q&A and networking.
18:30 Thursday 20 October 2022
Continue reading Live Podcast Recording: An Audience with Toni Scullion
Elina Karadzhova, Motion Designer & Editor, Dentsu Creative chats with Helena Good, DayDreamBelievers, sharing the challenges and opportunities on her journey to her super cool role at a global creative agency. This is followed by a video tutorial on https://spline.design/. Continue reading No Girls Allowed
Join us on Thursday 27 October at 9.30am, when our Head of Early Education, Becky Patel, will deliver a brand new live virtual 30-minute Tech We Can assembly for children aged 5 – 11.
09:30 Thursday 27 October 2022
Continue reading Tech We Can Live Assembly “Tech to Help People”
Want to get involved with developing the Scottish AI Playbook wiki while learning new skills in wiki editing? Then the Scottish AI Playbook Editathon is for you!
10:00 Friday 28 October 2022
Continue reading Scottish AI Playbook Editathon with DataFest Fringe and ada.scot
Open now! The DressCode/J.P.Morgan Halloween Coding Competition for all primary and secondary schools. Code a Halloween themed project that includes a skeleton. Closing date 3 November Continue reading dressCode Halloween Coding Competition
An interactive workshop exploring the Digital, Data and Technology roles in the Scottish Government and the important work they carry out.
14:00 Monday 17 October 2022
14:00 Tuesday 25 October 2022
Continue reading Scottish Government Digital, Data & Technology (DDaT) workshop
This workshop will share tested and easy to use techniques to improve the efficacy of gender balance projects.
15:00 Wednesday 19th October 2022 Continue reading Online Workshop: Running Effective Gender Balance Activities
The aim of this award is to provide a specific opportunity for female pupils to achieve success in Computing Science in their school. This award is supported by JPMorgan, we hope that this also raises awareness to parents and guardians that Computing Science is an important subject. There is one FREE award available for every secondary school in Scotland. The name of our award is “The Hopper Award for Excellence in Computing Science” named in honour of Grace Hopper, a pioneer of computer programming. Find out more and apply for your Award Continue reading dressCode’s Hopper Awards
Celebrate computing talent by taking part in the dressCode Role Model Poster programme. It is quick and easy to nominate. Continue reading dressCode’s Role Model Poster
Join our interactive virtual panel event to hear from four amazing women whose careers started off very differently.
10:30 Wednesday 26th October 2022
Continue reading Leidos presents: No Wrong Path to Tech
In this video Daisy and Olga share how they designed two games to provoke discussion about cybersecurity. This is a great resource for anyone interested in game design and coding Continue reading Using Game Design to Provoke Cybersecurity Discussion
A short online talk, including live interactive demos, exploring the important role of sensor devices in everyday life.
16:30 Tuesday 18th October 2022 Continue reading An Introduction to Sensor Technology
In this short online session, we’ll share more about how our computing courses map to the Curriculum for Excellence, as well as introduce our brand new climate action course, Innovate for Climate Change
1600 Wednesday 26 October 2022 Continue reading How Teaching Tech Innovation can help Shape the Future for Young Scots
Do you know a teacher in Scotland who has gone the extra mile to encourage girls to get into computing?
Perhaps someone who’s inspired their female pupils in class, run a coding club for girls, or simply had some extra words of encouragement for a female pupil with an interest in computers?
If so, please nominate them for the Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2022! Continue reading Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2022
Join us for the launch of the Ada Scotland Festival 2022, hosted by our Headline Sponsor, Barclays!
14:00 Wednesday 12 October 2022 Continue reading Ada Scotland Festival Launch Event 2022
Ever thought about studying tech at uni? Now’s your chance to ask questions of three students already studying computing, software engineering and ethical hacking.
LIVE: 21 October at 1pm Continue reading What’s it really like to study tech at uni?
In this video from Head Resourcing, Rachel Ricketts discusses the wonderful world of IT, where she highlights the various options open to individuals to enter the world of IT, including college courses, university, apprenticeships. The vast array of roles within … Continue reading The Wonderful World of IT
Update: The nominations are in! The shortlist of nominated teachers is as follows… Jacqueline Campbell – Linlithgow Academy Graeme Colley – Arbroath Academy Ms Craig – St. Thomas Aquinas RC Secondary School Mr Gibson – Shawlands Academy Fraser Christie – St Paul’s RC Academy Maggie Tuohy – Douglas Academy Mrs Mitchell – Mearns Primary School And the winner of the Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2021 is… Jacqueline Campbell at Linlithgow Academy Congratulations Ms Campbell! A hamper of ethically-sourced goodies is on its way to you now, courtesy of our sponsors, VeryConnect, Morgan Stanley, and Autorek. Here’s a flavour of … Continue reading Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2021
By GU Switch – Glasgow University Learn about automated testing with Lucia Cangarova of Glasgow University. In this short video, Lucy will introduce you to Cypress, a framework for testing. Continue reading Automated Testing
Have you ever felt as though you’re a bit of a fraud – as though you achieved what you did through luck, not merit? This is imposter syndrome. It’s not just you. Even the most successful women have admitted to … Continue reading Imposter Syndrome
Discover the importance of reaching your goals. In the session we will discuss how to build your confidence in order to pursue a career in STEM.
LIVE: 20 October at 2.30pm Continue reading Building Confidence in Students
Discover how two women changed their career path. Hear their journey as they talk you through their steps to change.
LIVE: 19 October at 4pm Continue reading There is No Wrong Path to Technology
Join the team at Barclays in this panel event where they will be discussing different journeys into the world of technology.
LIVE: 18 October at 5pm Continue reading Barclays: How We Switched to A Tech Career
A workshop to help school teachers identify changes they want to bring about within their schools, and design serious games to help enact that change.
LIVE: 20 October 2021 at 4-5pm
Continue reading Change your School with Serious Games
Get to grips with Scratch programming and the concepts of sequence, repetition and selection through a series of Scratch activities.
LIVE: 12 October at 3.45pm Continue reading Teacher CPD: Barefoot Programming with Scratch
What we’re about Entrepreneurship and enterprise are widely thought to be a major driver for economic growth, job creation and wider community development – three things that are essential for Scotland to flourish as a nation. Young people need to … Continue reading Scotland’s Enterprising Schools