Primary teachers energised by computer programming week
A total of 69 Scottish teachers took part in Programming for Primaries awareness week events (24-28 March), with sessions described as ‘energising’ and ‘enlightening’. The week saw 345 children from nine primary schools using Kodu, Microsoft’s game-making software, to develop their own video games. In addition, 46 teachers attended continuing professional development workshops focused on introducing pupils to programming and coding. Launched and run by technology education specialist ComputerXplorers, the Microsoft-backed Programming for Primaries initiative sought to demystify