Push on to improve IT teaching

Schools urged to sign up

website or taken part in a workshop, rising to 67 per A campaign has been cent in East Renfrewshire. launched to get more Across both local

authority areas, 75 primary schools in

teachers have registered Renfrewshire to sign

to use the resources. up to an initiative to During 2018, teachers boost tech literacy in working in remote and the classroom. rural schools will also

The Barefoot Computing be able to take part in Project sees primary live, interactive online teachers develop the workshops. confidence, knowledge In the year since its

and skills they need to l aunch, volunt e e r s

teach computer science. have delivered 210 free

T h e p ro g ramme workshops to 3,000 provides free workshops

teachers across Scotland, and resources for teachers, reaching around 82,000 including Gaelic content, Scottish schoolchildren. and is supported by More than 1,000 Education Scotland and Scottish schools and 3,300 led by BT in Scotland teachers have registered with BCS, the Chartered to use Barefoot’s online Institute for IT. resources, helping many

In Renfrewshire, 47 per more pupils make the cent of primary schools most of lessons with a have signed up on the computing element.

Yesterday, Education Scotland wrote to all primary headteachers to encourage more schools to take advantage of the programme, designed to fit with Curriculum for Excellence.

Alan Ar m s t ro n g , strategic director at Education Scotland, told them: “It is estimated that around 90 per cent of jobs across the UK require an element of digital skills and that figure is likely to increase.

“This is why we must take steps to ensure that our children and young people have the digital skills required to capitalise on that.”

Getting involved with the Barefoot programme is free. To find out more, visit https://barefootcas. org.uk/