Central hub for all things Computing Science

A teacher-led initiative working with the Computing Science teaching community to help advance Computing Science in Scotland.

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FREE EVENT: STACS Annual Conference 2026

Saturday, 7 November 2026 | Stirling Court Hotel, University of Stirling
The box office is open! Join your peers for a full day of collaborative workshops covering AI literacy, cyber security, cardboard robotics, and primary computing science education.

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  • STACS offers more than 250 hours of FREE, high-quality, pick-up-and-play resources for secondary BGE. In addition, there are over 160 hours of FREE, high-quality resources available for Nursery to Primary 7, with clear progression through each year group. These resources are aligned with key pedagogical frameworks, embedding Computing Science pedagogy from the DevTech Research Group and following the NCCE's 12 Pedagogy Principles of teaching Computing Science. Comprehensive support for teachers is provided, including lesson plans, slides with teacher notes, activities, and answers.

  • Inspiration for BGE curriculum plan. Drag and drop blocks so you can rearrange order of topics and make your own.

  • Directory of Computing Science teachers who are happy to be contacted and share their knowledge and skills.

  • Access to STACS upskilling programme topics from National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher covering elements highlighted in the SQA course reports.

  • A list of opportunities for pupils specific to Computing Science that is kept up to date.

  • A list of courses relevant to Computing Science teachers that is kept up to date.

  • We have over 250 high quality videos, all organised by categorise, curated books for all age groups, and a range of classroom tools and coding websites.

  • We'll gather all the important upcoming initiatives each month and share them with STACS members who've signed up for the newsletter.

  • We're here to help. If there's anything you need, just reach out, and we're happy to help where we can.

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STACS teachers feedback.

  • "Absolutely blown away with the BGE resources."

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  • "Thank you for your support. The resources on the STACS drive have helped massively during my faculty's development day and we plan to use them extensively in our BGE curriculum."

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  • "Resources look fantastic! Thank you for pulling this together!"

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  • "I can't wait to dive into the resources on the website, they look fantastic."

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  • "Looking forward to using our new collaborative platform."

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  • "These resources look amazing and I'm looking forward to checking them out."

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  • "I really enjoyed catching up with colleagues."

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  • "It is a fantastic opportunity to meet the CS community!"

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  • "The sessions were excellent, unfortunately I couldn't get to them all."

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  • "I enjoyed the event, it gave me the opportunity to meet other teachers and make connections that will improve my delivery of Computing science."

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  • "I thought all the sessions were relevant and I was disappointed that I wasn't able to attend/engage in all of them. They all had value and it was impossible to fit them in to the time we had."

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  • "Tutors have been very good."

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  • "The support from the tutors has been amazing."

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  • "All content relevant."

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  • "The chat back and forward between presenters was good."

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  • "Highly knowledgeable presenters."

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  • "Steady but slow pace for beginners."

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  • "Liked being online, as you made us very welcome."

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  • "Quality of visuals and examples was excellent."

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  • "Great quality online learning - superb tutors."

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  • "Friendly and knowledgeable presenters."

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Why STACS?

Computing Science in education has a key role in helping to engage, nurture and inspire the next generation of talent and that journey starts in the classroom. STACS recognises that teachers are the experts in this field and are key to improvement on a national level. We aim to provide a vehicle for the community to advance Computing Science together. 

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Support from Industry, College and University

Working in collaboration to help bridge the gap between different stages of education and industry is key. We are keen to connect and partner with other stakeholders who are doing work in this area to unlock the pipeline at schools and advance Computing Science.

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Friends of STACS

We’d love to hear from you and explore ways we can work together to inspire the next and future generation into the Scottish tech industry.

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