The Scottish Government published the National Action Plan on Internet Safety on Friday. It contains detailed information about how the Government is seeking to protect young people when they are online. One of the (many) actions in the document is that school inspectors should consider this aspect of pupil behaviour when they visit schools. SQA has had a qualification (a National Unit entitled Internet Safety) in this area for some time time. It was recently updated to reflect the latest…

I attended an event organised by Scotland IS yesterday, entitled: “Action on digital skills in Scotland”. It was held in the beautiful Surgeon’s Hall Museum in Edinburgh. The event was opened by Polly Purvis, the CEO of Scotland IS. The speakers (who included the Minister for Employability & Training) were very good. They all emphasised the vital importance of digital skills to the Scottish economy. The following skills were highlighted: software development cyber security data analytics artificial intelligence computational thinking.…