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Connecting Scotland
Connecting Scotland

Connecting Scotland is a Scottish Government initiative managed by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. Find out more

Education

We've pulled together some of our favourite resources on Education. We've provided a description of what they are and who created them. You can click on the link and it will take you to the resource. If you know of any great resources that we haven't included you can send it to us at help@connecting.scot

Learning Platforms

  • Learn My Way from Good Things Foundation has lots of free courses to help you learn digital skills to stay safe and connected.
  • Skills for Tomorrow by BT is a great resource for helping learners feel more confident and develop their skills.
  • Digital Garage from Google enables you to learn at your own pace, with flexible and personalised training courses designed to build your confidence and help you thrive.
  • The SQA Academy offers a range of digital literacy courses – with topics ranging from ESOL to internet safety, there’s bound to be a great opportunity for learners in there.
  • Barclay’s Life Skillsaims to give millions of people the skills, knowledge and confidence they need for work with lots of great tools, tips and learning resources.

Youth Work

  • The Digital Youth Work site is a digital resource hub for those in youth work, covering a range of topics including training, apps, activities, gaming, wellbeing, planning, evaluation, consent and online safety.
  • We also love theDigital Youth Work Guide created by the National Youth Agency and The Mix UK, full of great hint and tips

Early Years Learning

  • BBC Bitesize is a great source for parents/carers and teachers to support young people with homework. 
  • Teach Your Monsters to Read is a fabulous and fun game that makes learning to read fun! It covers everything from letters and sounds to full sentences. 
  • National Geographic Kids has educational resources, games, quizzes, and competitions to keep the kids occupied - even while they're learning! 
  • The Science Musesum's Games & Apps page is a great place to check out their collection, complete some brain-teasing puzzles, or learn about science! 
  • TheHungry Little Minds campaign provides simple, fun activities for kids aged 0-5 years old. 
  • Khan Academy Kids aims to inspire a lifetime of learning and discovery with free, fun educational programmes for children aged 2 - 8. Find out more and download the app! 

STEM Education (Science Technology, Engineering & Maths)

  • FutureLearn has hundreds of online courses from top universities and specialist organisations on topics like programming, super-computing and creating apps.  
  • BT Skills for Tomorrow offers a course from Google Digital Garage that provides an introduction to code, how it works, what it can do and how it can benefit you.  
  • The Education Scotland Wakelet site offers a collection of materials stored online that can be used for: ELC Science, Primary Science, BGE Secondary Science, Senior Phase Sciences and STEM.  

Adult Education

  • Google Art & Culture helps you learn new things, access lots of information and allows you to tour museums all over the world from the comfort of your couch!  
  • SkillSeeder creates new opportunities to learn and share skills. Check it out and search for a course! 
  • Education Scotland is the place to find resources to support learning opportunities across the curriculum. 
  • Duolingo has millions of users across the globe - and it's a fun, free and effective way to learn a language!