A computing science teacher who has dedicated her life to bringing down barriers for women in technology has been awarded an honorary degree.

No one is working harder to raise awareness of the issue of Scotland’s Computer Science crisis, and champion the collective action to work together to address it than Toni Scullion.

Twenty-five women moving the needle in Scotland’s digital technologies sector

Schoolteacher Toni Scullion is on a digital mission to both inspire and capture the imagination of a generation of Scots youngsters to embrace computer science – with a particular focus on closing the gender gap. She has practically single-handedly attracted some of the largest financial names on the planet to sign-up to a new initiative, to make a real and lasting difference as the subject threatens to all but disappear from the curriculum.

The energy and enthusiasm that Toni Scullion brought to this interview was contagious! Toni Scullion, is a Computing Science teacher and founder of the charity dressCode*. Gillian Williamson, Marketing Manager, chatted to Toni as part of our 'Celebrating Women in STEM' series to discuss the booming tech sector, and the critical importance of joining the dots from education to industry, working collaboratively to close the gender gap and encouraging more girls into computing science.

This is where the Scottish Tech Community can make a difference.

Despite a thriving digital tech sector, Computing Science courses in Scottish schools are struggling to attract pupils – but charity dressCode hope their new prize fund will redress the balance.

The number of young people studying computing science is in freefall – with charity dressCode expressing alarm over the lack of recruits for 13,000 jobs in the Scottish digital sector.

With the number of Scottish pupils studying computing science in freefall, charity dressCode is partnering with industry, academia and government to revamp the curriculum and inspire young people to aim for careers in the tech sector.

Scotland has a burgeoning tech industry but the numbers of pupils studying computing science has plummeted in the last two decades. Girls, particularly, are failing to take up the subject and the lack of diversity as well as the potential dearth of homegrown talent has become a serious concern.

Computing science is a subject that is intertwined with so many other subjects and has the power to open a whole new world of possibilities and inventions that can help so many and change the world we live in.

The hackathon coincides with the launch of the Education and Skills Committee’s report on STEM learning experience in early education.

A computing science teacher has been named Secondary Teacher of the Year at the Scottish Women in Technology Awards.

Ahead of the 2019 Scottish Cyber Awards, DIGIT caught up with some of the pioneering teachers helping to champion cybersecurity and STEM subjects across Scotland

A computing science teacher has been named Secondary Teacher of the Year at the Scottish Women in Technology Awards. Toni Scullion, from St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, was given the prestigious accolade at the third annual awards with hundreds of guests in attendance from the education, government and private sectors.

By championing the achievements of women and girls, Scotland can pave the way to a more diverse and inclusive future for the tech sector, believes SWiT.

As the founder of charity dressCode and a Computing Science teacher, Toni Scullion is extremely passionate about getting more girls into the technology sector. Her aim is to close the gender gap in Computing Science.

The festival launched on Ada Lovelace Day in October 2020 to inspire girls and women to explore the possibilities of a future in computer science

A team of S2 girls from a West Lothian high school are celebrating after winning a national data science competition.

A dedicated teacher committed to closing the gender gap in computing science and cyber security has been lauded by Scotland's industry leaders as she launches a charitable initiative aimed at furthering female participation in the industry.