What happened when the quietest child in the room got involved with esports?
One teacher told us about a student who joined in September: “Really, really quiet. Low-key.” At our Regional Qualifier in Newcastle, he spent half an hour commentating.
Enter your school on our website.
One teacher told us about a student who joined in September: “Really, really quiet. Low-key.” At our Regional Qualifier in Newcastle, he spent half an hour commentating.
Enter your school on our website.
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What's the secret to winning in esports?
We let the pupils who took part in our Senior esports tournament give you their thoughts.
#DigitalSchoolhouse
We let the pupils who took part in our Senior esports tournament give you their thoughts.
#DigitalSchoolhouse
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It's fun.
There's no way getting around it: one of the best things about our schools esports is the joy it brings to the pupils.
Making friendships across year groups, bonding with people by competing and having great times together that they will remember for years.
There's no way getting around it: one of the best things about our schools esports is the joy it brings to the pupils.
Making friendships across year groups, bonding with people by competing and having great times together that they will remember for years.
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Digital Schoolhouse Senior esports is back! 🎉
Our national Splatoon 3 senior esports tournament with Nintendo Switch is back for another year, and is open for entries now!
Our tournament:
- Gives children a space to bond over their love of video games
Our national Splatoon 3 senior esports tournament with Nintendo Switch is back for another year, and is open for entries now!
Our tournament:
- Gives children a space to bond over their love of video games
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Our new Get Directing resource is out now! 🎉
Step into the world of video game storytelling in this hands-on workshop! 😍
Find out how directors bring video game cut scenes to life through camera angles, character movement, dialogue, and cinematic action, students then plan t scene.
Resources are available for Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Aaron Becker’s Journey as well as a template version, letting you incorporate an English text of your choice: zurl.co/YB9mp
#digitalschoolhouse
Step into the world of video game storytelling in this hands-on workshop! 😍
Find out how directors bring video game cut scenes to life through camera angles, character movement, dialogue, and cinematic action, students then plan t scene.
Resources are available for Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Aaron Becker’s Journey as well as a template version, letting you incorporate an English text of your choice: zurl.co/YB9mp
#digitalschoolhouse
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What happens when a tournament venue closes two days before the event?
Despite disruptions in Leicester and London this year, in-person attendance at our Regional Qualifiers actually grew - from 77% to 81% - and 195 students still took part directly across all seven cities.
#DigitalSchoolhouse
Despite disruptions in Leicester and London this year, in-person attendance at our Regional Qualifiers actually grew - from 77% to 81% - and 195 students still took part directly across all seven cities.
#DigitalSchoolhouse
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We asked every teacher who worked with us this year one question: would you recommend Digital Schoolhouse to a colleague?
100% said yes. 💯
📅 Book a workshop for your school here: zurl.co/ht8QX
#DigitalSchoolhouse
100% said yes. 💯
📅 Book a workshop for your school here: zurl.co/ht8QX
#DigitalSchoolhouse
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This year we launched Mission 2030 - a commitment to reach every school in the UK by the end of the decade.
We're already most of the way there: our network covers 77% of UK schools, and in 2025-26 alone we reached 48,130 children across 613 schools.
This brings our total reach 27,963 teachers.
Big numbers, big impact and one goal - to make sure every child has a digital future.
Read the full breakdown in our 2025-26 impact report here: zurl.co/ysd0s
#DigitalSchoolhouse
We're already most of the way there: our network covers 77% of UK schools, and in 2025-26 alone we reached 48,130 children across 613 schools.
This brings our total reach 27,963 teachers.
Big numbers, big impact and one goal - to make sure every child has a digital future.
Read the full breakdown in our 2025-26 impact report here: zurl.co/ysd0s
#DigitalSchoolhouse
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Do the kids in your school love Roblox?
We’ve built Games Remix resources for teachers to turn that passion into curriculum-mapped Computing skills. These game design learning materials are 100% unplugged, offline, and completely free.
Get them here: zurl.co/m3qAu
We’ve built Games Remix resources for teachers to turn that passion into curriculum-mapped Computing skills. These game design learning materials are 100% unplugged, offline, and completely free.
Get them here: zurl.co/m3qAu
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🚨 Big news: Digital Schoolhouse is partnering with Roblox Studio to bring free video game creation to UK classrooms!
Reaching thousands of schools over the next 12 months, with a dedicated 'unplugged' option for schools without devices or internet. 🎮📖
More here: X
Reaching thousands of schools over the next 12 months, with a dedicated 'unplugged' option for schools without devices or internet. 🎮📖
More here: X
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Festival of Play London is a go!
300 schoolchildren have descended on University of Westminster for a day of playful computing and creative careers.
Magic, prizes and the people that make the world's best computer games - Best. School trip. Ever.
300 schoolchildren have descended on University of Westminster for a day of playful computing and creative careers.
Magic, prizes and the people that make the world's best computer games - Best. School trip. Ever.
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Festival of Play Liverpool is here!
The fourth venue of our fifth year tour is well underway at North Liverpool Academy, with even more pupils enjoying playful computing and finding out about creative careers.
4 down, 1 to go, showing children that when it comes to computing, play is the way.
The fourth venue of our fifth year tour is well underway at North Liverpool Academy, with even more pupils enjoying playful computing and finding out about creative careers.
4 down, 1 to go, showing children that when it comes to computing, play is the way.
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🎮 First time in Wales!
We're thrilled that Digital Schoolhouse's Festival of Play in partnership with Electronic Arts is heading to Wales for the very first time - landing at Coleg Llandrillo, Rhos-on-Sea!
We're thrilled that Digital Schoolhouse's Festival of Play in partnership with Electronic Arts is heading to Wales for the very first time - landing at Coleg Llandrillo, Rhos-on-Sea!
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No trains? No problem.
When our in-person Ingenuity Day got cancelled due to the extreme weather, we had to adapt quickly.
We moved the day onto Gather and managed to deliver a full day of Teacher CPD to our Lead Teachers.
Playful tech delivering important learning? Sounds e to me.
#playfulcomputing #teachercpd
When our in-person Ingenuity Day got cancelled due to the extreme weather, we had to adapt quickly.
We moved the day onto Gather and managed to deliver a full day of Teacher CPD to our Lead Teachers.
Playful tech delivering important learning? Sounds e to me.
#playfulcomputing #teachercpd
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Free Teacher CPD today 🔥
It's hot out there so we've moved out Playful Computing Conference online.
Listen to all of these amazing speakers for FREE.
Log on here from 10 am: zurl.co/ZedVg
#TeacherCPD #PlayfulComputing
It's hot out there so we've moved out Playful Computing Conference online.
Listen to all of these amazing speakers for FREE.
Log on here from 10 am: zurl.co/ZedVg
#TeacherCPD #PlayfulComputing
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Festival of Play Belfast is here!
The Playful Computing Conference for kids makes it's way to Stranmillis University thanks to Electronic Arts.
Innovation, smiles and creative computing, that's why it's the tech conference with less coffee, more ice cream.
The Playful Computing Conference for kids makes it's way to Stranmillis University thanks to Electronic Arts.
Innovation, smiles and creative computing, that's why it's the tech conference with less coffee, more ice cream.
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The Festival of Play Dundee is here!
Delighted to be bringing creative computing workshops to the pupils of Scotland.
Local companies talking to children about their careers.
Innovative lessons showing children how games can teach computing skills.
All thanks to EA and Abertay University.
Delighted to be bringing creative computing workshops to the pupils of Scotland.
Local companies talking to children about their careers.
Innovative lessons showing children how games can teach computing skills.
All thanks to EA and Abertay University.
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For five years, our Festival of Play with EA - Electronic Arts has done more than just show children Computing can be fun. It has shown them that people like them make the games they love.
Skills, careers and joy – that’s the Festival of Play in a nutshell.
Skills, careers and joy – that’s the Festival of Play in a nutshell.
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Our relationship with @EA doesn’t just support pupils, it supports educators too. Any teachers who come to our Festival of Play get resources they can take back to their classrooms, as well as inspiration for how to teach with tech.
As the relationship has grown, Electronic Arts urther in our work, even hosting our teachers at our Ingenuity Day.
Digital Schoolhouse has always been about supporting teachers as much as supporting pupils, building a world-class coalition of have built a world-leading coalition of educators, academics and video games businesses with a shared commitment to changing lives for children and young people, and our relationship with Electronic Arts is a perfect example of that.
As the relationship has grown, Electronic Arts urther in our work, even hosting our teachers at our Ingenuity Day.
Digital Schoolhouse has always been about supporting teachers as much as supporting pupils, building a world-class coalition of have built a world-leading coalition of educators, academics and video games businesses with a shared commitment to changing lives for children and young people, and our relationship with Electronic Arts is a perfect example of that.
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19th Century Building, 21st Century thinking.
Digital Schoolhouse was delighted to head to Parliament yesterday for the launch of Internet Matters report about the online lives of children with additional needs.
We believe that every child deserves a digital future, and welcome to a safe and rich online life for all children.
You can read the full report here: zurl.co/s87om
Digital Schoolhouse was delighted to head to Parliament yesterday for the launch of Internet Matters report about the online lives of children with additional needs.
We believe that every child deserves a digital future, and welcome to a safe and rich online life for all children.
You can read the full report here: zurl.co/s87om
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Recharge yourself for just £10
This week, with the code HALFTERM you can get £10 tickets for the Playful Computing conference, guaranteeing yourself some space to breathe and grow as educators.
But don't just take our word for it, here's what previous attendees have said.
lf term, and find your best teaching self now: zurl.co/eTTfs
This week, with the code HALFTERM you can get £10 tickets for the Playful Computing conference, guaranteeing yourself some space to breathe and grow as educators.
But don't just take our word for it, here's what previous attendees have said.
lf term, and find your best teaching self now: zurl.co/eTTfs
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Choose your path. Upskill yourself.
Here's the incredible agenda for this year's Playful Computing Conference.
With four tracks running simultaneously, you can choose where and when you learn, tailoring your day to you and your classes' needs.
And for the next week, you can t £10 with the code HALFTERM: zurl.co/AIYRR
Here's the incredible agenda for this year's Playful Computing Conference.
With four tracks running simultaneously, you can choose where and when you learn, tailoring your day to you and your classes' needs.
And for the next week, you can t £10 with the code HALFTERM: zurl.co/AIYRR
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All of this knowledge for just £10!
Find your best teaching self with classroom-ready content, your choice of talks, and space to breathe and grow as educators, use the code HALFTERM today: zurl.co/lBf1A
#pcc2026
Find your best teaching self with classroom-ready content, your choice of talks, and space to breathe and grow as educators, use the code HALFTERM today: zurl.co/lBf1A
#pcc2026
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Half term = recharge time ☕
Use code HALFTERM to grab your ticket for the Playful Computing Conference 2026 for just £10! 🎮💻
Talks on AI, digital creativity, career pathways & more — from speakers at Raspberry Pi Foundation, Epic Games, Adobe & more!
🔗 https://rCPD
Use code HALFTERM to grab your ticket for the Playful Computing Conference 2026 for just £10! 🎮💻
Talks on AI, digital creativity, career pathways & more — from speakers at Raspberry Pi Foundation, Epic Games, Adobe & more!
🔗 https://rCPD
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For five years, our Festival of Play with @EA has done more than just show children Computing can be fun. It has shown them that people like them make the games they love.
As Shahneila Saeed says, if children can see it, they can be it, and at the Festival of Play they can see memakers of tomorrow.
Skills, careers and joy – that’s the Festival of Play in a nutshell.
Book your tickets today: zurl.co/5Uytw
As Shahneila Saeed says, if children can see it, they can be it, and at the Festival of Play they can see memakers of tomorrow.
Skills, careers and joy – that’s the Festival of Play in a nutshell.
Book your tickets today: zurl.co/5Uytw
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Who says school trips can’t be game-changers?
From our first event in Salford to our 2026 expansion into Liverpool and Wales, the Festival of Play journey has been incredible. This year, we’re celebrating 5 years of partnership with @EA by hosting 5 festivals across the UK.
urney today in the Playful Classroom: zurl.co/69gUl #ElectronicArts #computing #FestivalOfPlay
From our first event in Salford to our 2026 expansion into Liverpool and Wales, the Festival of Play journey has been incredible. This year, we’re celebrating 5 years of partnership with @EA by hosting 5 festivals across the UK.
urney today in the Playful Classroom: zurl.co/69gUl #ElectronicArts #computing #FestivalOfPlay
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Half term = recharge time ☕
Use code HALFTERM to grab your ticket for the Playful Computing Conference 2026 for just £10! 🎮💻
Talks on AI, digital creativity, career pathways & more — from speakers at Raspberry Pi Foundation, Epic Games, Adobe & more!
🔗 https://rCPD
Use code HALFTERM to grab your ticket for the Playful Computing Conference 2026 for just £10! 🎮💻
Talks on AI, digital creativity, career pathways & more — from speakers at Raspberry Pi Foundation, Epic Games, Adobe & more!
🔗 https://rCPD
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High-impact teaching. Low-impact budget. ✨
Join the Cost-free Computing strand at Playful Computing Conference to discover how to be resourceful, creative, and effective in the classroom - without the heavy price tag.
Tickets: zurl.co/uVvn2
Join the Cost-free Computing strand at Playful Computing Conference to discover how to be resourceful, creative, and effective in the classroom - without the heavy price tag.
Tickets: zurl.co/uVvn2
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Time to make the gap between the classroom and the real world a lot smaller.
We're announcing the speaker line up for our Career Pathways strand at the Playful Computing Conference.
Get tickets here: zurl.co/4AfKV
#PCC2026
We're announcing the speaker line up for our Career Pathways strand at the Playful Computing Conference.
Get tickets here: zurl.co/4AfKV
#PCC2026
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This week, Digital Schoolhouse are meeting educators across the Caribbean (and appearing on the odd talk show!) to talk about our Max Computing book series.
Our mission has always been simple: play-based computing for every child, no matter their postcode - or their place on the planet.
Our mission has always been simple: play-based computing for every child, no matter their postcode - or their place on the planet.
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Today we are announcing our speakers for the Responsible Computing strand at the Playful Computing Conference!
🌍 Building a Better Future
In a rapidly shifting digital landscape, these conversations have never been more important. Join us on 26th June to be involved.
#ResponsibleComputing
🌍 Building a Better Future
In a rapidly shifting digital landscape, these conversations have never been more important. Join us on 26th June to be involved.
#ResponsibleComputing
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We're delighted to announce our speakers for the Digital Creativity strand at the Playful Computing Conference 2026.
Discover how technology can be a powerful medium for creativity and problem-solving right across the curriculum.
#DigitalCreativity
Discover how technology can be a powerful medium for creativity and problem-solving right across the curriculum.
#DigitalCreativity
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Play isn't just for the playground.
Because one idea + one class + one lesson is all it takes to start something new.
zurl.co/3OYgt
#PlayBasedLearning #ComputerScience #DigitalLiteracy #CreativeTeaching
Because one idea + one class + one lesson is all it takes to start something new.
zurl.co/3OYgt
#PlayBasedLearning #ComputerScience #DigitalLiteracy #CreativeTeaching
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Why have esports in schools?
We'll let our national champions tell you why.
Their win involved them:
✅Planning as a team
✅ Working together
✅ Analysing the opposition
✅ Improving their skills
✅ Self motivating
✅ Performing under pressure
✅ Iterating and improving
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We'll let our national champions tell you why.
Their win involved them:
✅Planning as a team
✅ Working together
✅ Analysing the opposition
✅ Improving their skills
✅ Self motivating
✅ Performing under pressure
✅ Iterating and improving
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Creativity = Careers
At our Grand Final on Tuesday, we were also delighted to host a Digital Careers panel, as well as announce the winners of our Creative Careers Competition.
At our Grand Final on Tuesday, we were also delighted to host a Digital Careers panel, as well as announce the winners of our Creative Careers Competition.
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The winning moment! 👑
Congratulations to Dame Allan's Schools for winning our 2026 Splatoon 3 Tournament with Nintendo.
From 100s of pupils, 47 schools, 7 Regionals, 2 semis and the Grand Final at Sadler's Wells, it all came down to this.
National Champions! 🏆
Congratulations to Dame Allan's Schools for winning our 2026 Splatoon 3 Tournament with Nintendo.
From 100s of pupils, 47 schools, 7 Regionals, 2 semis and the Grand Final at Sadler's Wells, it all came down to this.
National Champions! 🏆
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Less than 24 hours to go...
We're deep into set up for our Esports Grand Final at the Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadlers Wells.
You can watch the action live on Twitch at zurl.co/aktaL
⏰ Matches from 11am
🎤 Creative Careers panel 1:30pm
🏆 Creative Careers ounced
We're deep into set up for our Esports Grand Final at the Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadlers Wells.
You can watch the action live on Twitch at zurl.co/aktaL
⏰ Matches from 11am
🎤 Creative Careers panel 1:30pm
🏆 Creative Careers ounced
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What if the games children love could transform how they learn? That's exactly what Digital Schoolhouse does, and we're delighted to be @G4C , part of @londongamesfest to tell everyone about it! #G4CLondon26
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Inspiring teachers = inspiring pupils.
With our June Ingenuity Day on the way, we're taking a moment to reflect on what our CPD days offer teachers - a chance to get genuinely excited about Computing and its possibilities, alongside gaining the latest skills to take back to D
With our June Ingenuity Day on the way, we're taking a moment to reflect on what our CPD days offer teachers - a chance to get genuinely excited about Computing and its possibilities, alongside gaining the latest skills to take back to D
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🎮 Teachers, did you know we have FREE computing resources available for every classroom?
Workshops, playful CS activities & career inspiration videos - all free to download, no sign-up needed.
Backed by research. Powered by play. 💻
👉 zurl.co/bC0d8
Workshops, playful CS activities & career inspiration videos - all free to download, no sign-up needed.
Backed by research. Powered by play. 💻
👉 zurl.co/bC0d8
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Looking to get your pupils excited about Computing next term?
Find your nearest schoolhouse and book a FREE, FUN workshop that hits your curriculum targets.
The future of learning is play, contact your local schoolhouse today: zurl.co/JRiYV
Find your nearest schoolhouse and book a FREE, FUN workshop that hits your curriculum targets.
The future of learning is play, contact your local schoolhouse today: zurl.co/JRiYV
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Digital tools become obsolete. Creative thinking doesn't.
The thinking behind the tools matters more than the tools themselves, says @DougSpecht from @UniWestminster
#DigitalCreativity #EdTech #FutureOfEducation
The thinking behind the tools matters more than the tools themselves, says @DougSpecht from @UniWestminster
#DigitalCreativity #EdTech #FutureOfEducation
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Digital Schoolhouse has always been a programme by teachers, for teachers.
As part of our commitment to them, we offer three Ingenuity Days a year where we deliver CPD to our teachers, as well as showing them that the teaching they do can lead to careers pupils can have in the video game industry.
As part of our commitment to them, we offer three Ingenuity Days a year where we deliver CPD to our teachers, as well as showing them that the teaching they do can lead to careers pupils can have in the video game industry.
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This year our school esports tournament reached thousands of pupils across 48 schools in three countries. And we don't just get told how it inspires them. We see it with our own eyes.
Want to see it for yourself? Come to our Grand Final, 21st April, Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler's Wells.
Want to see it for yourself? Come to our Grand Final, 21st April, Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler's Wells.
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Teachers, ready to recharge? Join us at the @UniWestminster on June 26th for a day dedicated to educating with tech!
Get fresh classroom content, choose your own sessions, and find the space to grow.
10:00 - 17:00 at the Harrow Campus. Find more details here: zurl.co/o72Qa
Get fresh classroom content, choose your own sessions, and find the space to grow.
10:00 - 17:00 at the Harrow Campus. Find more details here: zurl.co/o72Qa
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North-West Schools: Who says Computing has to be all spreadsheets?
Show your students the "Play" side of computing, and how digital creativity leads to real-world careers.
Join us at North Liverpool Academy for the Festival of Play:
zurl.co/KXUdf
Show your students the "Play" side of computing, and how digital creativity leads to real-world careers.
Join us at North Liverpool Academy for the Festival of Play:
zurl.co/KXUdf
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