At Code Club, we think all children should have the opportunity to learn to code, no matter who they are or where they come from. We work with a global community of volunteers, educators, and partners to run free coding clubs, for children aged 9 and above. Continue reading Code Club
Strawbees is an award-winning Swedish edtech company here to inspire the next generation of inventors! No matter your kids age or ability, our flexible building and coding kits help develop complex problem-solving, critical thinking and creative skills on and offline. Continue reading Strawbees
This is a webinar with legal advice on workplace rights from Lily Braunholtz, a solicitor from Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP.
11:00 to 11:45 Tuesday 8 October 2024 Continue reading Equate Scotland presents: Returning to Work? Know Your Rights!
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? Click here to nominate your inspiring teacher! Thanks to our sponsors, we are delighted to be able to offer a hamper full of ethically-sourced goodies to the winner of this year’s award, as well as a nifty-looking trophy! A Big Shout Out to Previous Inspiring Teacher Award Winners: 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
Are your students interested in space? Would they like to know how astronauts use technology to live and work in space? Virtual LIVE lesson for students aged 7 – 11
14:00 to 15:00 Tuesday 1 October 2024 Continue reading Tech for Living in Space Lesson with Tech She Can (students aged 7 – 11)
Are your students interested in AI, how it can be used in their daily lives and how it might develop in the future? Virtual 45 minute Tech We Can LIVE lesson.
09:00 to 10:00 Wednesday 2 October 2024 Continue reading Tech for Gen AI Lesson with Tech She Can (students aged 11 – 14)
Do your students ever talk about electric cars, drones or electric bikes? Could they see themselves working in a future career using or designing sustainable transport? Virtual 50 minute Tech We Can LIVE lesson for children aged 7-11
09:30 to 10:30 Thursday 3 October 2024 Continue reading Tech for Sustainable Transport Lesson with Tech She Can (students aged 7 – 11)
This collaboration between Equate Scotland and Edinburgh Napier University’s School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment aims is an opportunity to learn from and peer mentor each other.
15:00 to 17:00 Wednesday 9 October 2024
Continue reading SCEBE (Edinburgh Napier) and Equate Scotland present: Building networks for inclusion
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
This event is designed specifically for university students who are eager to explore the dynamic realm of cybersecurity.
17:00 to19:00 Monday 7 October 2024
Continue reading Morgan Stanley Presents: Cyber Heist – Unleash Your Inner Hacker
Smarter Grid Solutions will be hosting an Employer Round-table Event, focused on Allyship and Microaggressions.
10:00 to 12:00 Wednesday 2 October 2024 Continue reading Employer Roundtable Breakfast
Speakers will give an overview of their journey in STEM, both studying and work life. They will also discuss barriers they have faced in their career, due to gender, and advice they would give others to overcome these.
14:00 to 16:00 Wednesday 2 October 2024
Continue reading Equate Scotland & Napier STEM present: Careers Event – Gender Minorities in STEM
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
Join us online to see the results of a design sprint with women-led organisation the Firefly Project involving DJCAD Digital Interaction and Product Design students.
15:30 to 16:30 Thursday 3 October 2024 Continue reading ONLINE – Building habits of self-compassion workshop
Join this online session to introduce your class to cryptography. Find out what skills are required and what job roles use cryptography every day.
09:30 to 10:30 Wednesday 9 October 2024
Continue reading My World of Work Live – Cracking Cryptography