Last year, there were 135 female entries compared to 530 male entries. We are committed to changing this trend!

Peer role models are incredibly powerful! We are loving making these "I Choose Computing Science" posters for schools across the country.

It's that time of the year to compile our annual report and reflect on the accomplishments of the past reporting session.We are delighted to share the notable milestones and initiatives achieved by dressCode, a non-profit charity dedicated to closing the gender gap in Computing Science.

While a one-off event can be inspirational, a series of targeted interventions can be transformative, and that is what is needed to #CloseTheGenderGap. Computing Science in Scotland has the largest gender gap compared to traditional STEM subjects and has maintained this disparity for a very long time.

Around 31,000 pupils participated in dressCodeHQ's annual Cyber Advent Calendars! Just under 9,000 primary pupils and just over 21,500 secondary pupils took part.

Secondary cyber advent calendar in full swing!

Huge shoutout to the Mearns Primary dressCoders!

our Founder, Toni Scullion, is a finalist for Grassroots Campaigner at the UN Women UK awards!

Toni ranked 31st most influential women in tech awards list!

Toni is a finalist in this years SWIT awards.

A wonderful week, filled with lots of fantastic events centered around networking in the tech industry, championing technology, and celebrating tech. The tech sector in Scotland is amazing. The pipeline begins in the classroom and is an area that needs to be nurtured, supported, and championed. As a country, we can create a healthy and sustainable tech talent pipeline for Scotland, benefiting everyone.

We love seeing posts like these from schools it is just amazing, see images below. They capture the pride and joy of some of the pupils who recently received awards for one of our annual coding competitions.

We know that inspiring pupils into Computing Science at a young age is so important. We have introduced our FREE set of Hopper and Turing certificates available for all Primaries. This creates an opportunity to recognise excellence in Computing Science at every stage of pupil’s education from Nursery to Primary 7.

We are so excited to finally share our lesson starter too! This tool was made by the amazing team at the Scottish Tech Army. This is a free tool for all teachers delivering Computing Science that includes over 250 pre loaded starters. From videos, did you know facts arounds the tech sector in Scotland to prompt discussions, coding questions and diary feature. Supporting teachers to organise lesson starters for all your classes and ability to save favorites.

dressCodeHQ #HopperAward and #TuringAward. To celebrate and recognise excellence in Computing Science in Secondary schools across Scotland.