Blog by Gareth

Beyond Xbox: Field Trips are available on Spotify and have been developed by a team of teachers, game nar...

In July 2023, we brought the activity-packed school trip to two locations: HOST Salford on 6 July and the Library of Birmingham on 12 July. We welcomed over 200 students and 35 teachers to these events.

We kicked off each day with a roaring start. TikTok influencer Ben Black delivered the keynote at ...

The final of the first ever Digital Schoolhouse Splatoon 3 is in sight as WASD looms upon us. Teams across the UK have made it all the way after battling through the regional qualifiers and semi-finals which were held in the Guild Esports arena, Shoreditch and Level Tap, Liverpool. 11 Schools made i...

This week saw the Digital Schoolhouse team bring together teams from across the south of England for our first week of regional qualifying events. After months of preparation, schools brought their top team of four competitors to represent their them and battle it out for the title of regional champ...

Join us for our new Playful Computing Conference, bringing together educators and the video games/edutech industry to explore the future of computing education.

The Digital Schoolhouse Playful Computing Conference is a new experience designed to bring together educators in STEM and Computer...

Festival of Play, the fun-filled creative careers and computing conference in association with Electronic Arts and Northern Ireland Screen, aimed at students aged 9-14, returns this summer with a jam-packed schedule of interactive workshops, inspiring talks, and innovative games - all showcasing the...

As the school year comes to an end for 2022-23, I look back on mine and recount the big successes – one of which had been an aspiration of mine since becoming subject lead for Computing in 2020 to join the Digital Schoolhouse programme.  Whilst its collaboration with the global gaming giant mak...