Digital Skills Training for Educators

Google for Education

Teach from Anywhere is a website originally set up during lockdown (2020) to help give teachers and families the tools and tips they need to help keep students learning. However there are lots of resources on how to use Google Suite (e.g. Google Classroom, Slides etc). You can see them here.

If Google Classroom is what you want to know more about, then the Classroom Help Centre also has numerous guides to navigate the features.

Further training resources can be found on their ‘For Educators‘ page – there is basic training right up to being able to qualify as a Google Certified Educator Level 1 or Level 2.

Google’s Applied Digital Skills resource contains 250+ hours of content for teachers to use with students to teach digital skills or can be used by teachers to upskill themselves. Designed for all levels of ability to use.

Finally another teaching resource designed by Google which can also be used by teachers to explore computer science – Code with Google.

Microsoft’s Education Centre

This resource allows you to learn how to use Microsoft Technology in your classroom in effective and engaging ways. You can explore ideas, resources and lesson plans. You can track your own learner journey through badges and points; you can also share your training transcript with others.

Find out more here.

Office 365 – Whether you want to learn the basics of office apps such as Excel or Word or work smarter, after learning new tips and tricks, the Office 365 Training Center offers a range of training for you to access for free.

Microsoft Teams – Video training on how to use Microsoft Teams can be accessed here.

The iDEA Award

Not just for young people, the iDEA Award is available for adults of all abilities to complete. The Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award (iDEA) is described as an international programme that helps you develop digital, enterprise and employability skills for free. You complete a series of online challenges and collect badges when successful. Each badge has points and 250 points gets you your Bronze Award, an industry-recognised award. Read more about it here.

Sync Education

A series of short videos on using different apps and how do things aimed at iPad users in the classroom.

Interested in AI in the classroom and policy across school/college – check out the free resources from Mark Anderson (AKA ICT Evangelist). From – A Practical Teacher’s Guide to AI Lesson Planning and AI Policy Templates – to the 2025 AI Almanac for Educators and guides to prompting

Events – one of the best, if not the best, events to attend if you are interested in using technology in the classroom is the BETT Show (huge event with all the latest ideas and EdTech) held in January each year in London and JISC Digifest – usually held in March time.

National Centre for Computing Education

The local Computing Hubs are no more but there is still an extensive range of free online training courses available that can support you to develop your subject knowledge in computing at all key stages. They also count towards the Primary Computing and GCSE Computer Science certificates.

The EXA Foundation

The EXA Foundation have a range of resources designed to support development of skills around GCSE Computer Science but can be of value to a range of subjects and settings. Training resources include:

Getting Started with Raspberry Pi – With a Raspberry Pi you can build robots, learn to code, and create all kinds of weird and wonderful projects. Creating projects with a Raspberry Pi is fun once you’ve mastered the basics. The guides below help you start from newbie zero to Raspberry Pi hero.

Essential Scratch –  Scratch is a free graphical programming language developed by MIT included with Raspbian on the Raspberry Pi. Designed to be fun, educational, and easy to learn, Scratch has the tools for creating interactive stories, games, art, simulations, and more, using block-based programming.