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Latest news, updates and information about what we’re up to.
Explore Scotland's Computing Science Landscape with Interactive Dashboard
In collaboration with the Scottish Tech Army, we have created an interactive dashboard for the landscape of Computing Science education in Scotland. This innovative tool leverages publicly available data, pulling it together into an interactive format.
Winners of the Most Promising Young Software Developer Award!
Congratulation to the winners of the first Most Promising Software Developer Award!
Founder Toni Scullion Ranked 20th on Computer Weekly's UKtech50 2024 List
We are immensely proud to announce that our Founder, Toni Scullion, has been ranked 20th on this year's ComputerWeekly.com UKtech50 2024 list of the most influential people in UK technology!
Inspiring the Next Generation and Reducing Scotland’s Digital Skills Gap: Insights from Inaugural Event
Livingston James recently hosted the first instalment in their new event series in partnership with Toni Scullion, Founder of dressCodeHQ.
National Thank a Teacher Day!
Happy National Thank A Teacher Day!
dressCode Initiatives Highlighted at Teachers' Summer Virtual Festival by STACS
dressCode initiatives were recognised and highlighted by educators at the STACS Summer Virtual Festival this week.
Toni Scullion Named in Computer Weekly’s Top 50 Most Influential UK Tech List!
We are thrilled to announce that our founder, Toni Scullion, has once again been recognised in Computer Weekly’s prestigious Top 50 Most Influential Person in UK Tech list! This accolade is a testament to her unwavering dedication to inspiring the next generation and her tireless efforts to close the gender gap in Computing Science.
Annual Summer of Code Competition Now Live!
We are excited to announce that our annual Summer of Code competition is now live! This exciting event is open to all Primary and Secondary pupils, offering a fantastic opportunity to showcase your creativity and coding skills.
Primary and Secondary dressCoders come together
This brings us so much joy seeing a group of Primary dressCoder’s and Secondary dressCoder’s together but even more with one of the best role models in tech Jude McCorry ...one of our dressCode heroes!
Mind The Gap - Available in Scottish edition of The Sunday Times
Grab a copy of the Scottish edition of The Sunday Times tomorrow!
Amplifying Voices in Tech
A great event coming up - amplifying voices in tech event! We are so proud to see Clara O'Callaghan part of this panel! Clara played a big role in dressCode while at school and off course was one of the multi award winning Turing Testers 2.0!
Computing Science Scotland Drive Milestone
We are so proud to support a truly grassroots initiative! Computing Science Scotland, works to support, encourage and champion Computing Science teachers and the subject.
St Ninan’s dressCode Club Success!
We are so proud of these senior dressCode mentors and so happy to share they recently won a Convenors Award for Outstanding Achievement in Extra Curricular Category! They're amazing!
First Scottish Tech Story
The brilliant Catherine Fitzsimons is dressCode's first Scottish Tech Story! It is a fitting tribute as I had the pleasure of teaching Catherine at school, and she played a big part in the early days of dressCode, as well as being one of the original multi-award winning Turing's Testers.
Announcing Our Newest Award: Most Promising Software Developer of the Year!
We are thrilled to announce our newest accolade: the Most Promising Software Developer of the Year award! This prestigious honour celebrates the exceptional talent and dedication of secondary pupils in Scotland who are completing their Advanced Higher projects.
British Data Awards Finalist
We are beyond excited to see the joint data project between dressCode and Scottish Tech Army are finalists in the Not for Profit of the year category at the 2024 British Data Awards. Huge shout out to the volunteers who have worked on this project over the years. A special shout out to Aba-Sah Dadzie who is incredible and the amazing Blaga Baycheva and Eleanor Mitchell!
Latest Role Model Posters
Do you use tech in your role? Are you studying a tech-related course at college or university? We need you!
Scottish Tech Stories
Do you use tech in your role? Are you studying a tech-related course at college or university? We need you!
International Women’s Day 2024
On this #IWD2024, we want to celebrate all of the #HopperAward winners and the teachers who work tirelessly every day to #CloseTheGenderGap in Computing Science. You are all remarkable!
Promising Software Developer of the Year Award
Last year, there were 135 female entries compared to 530 male entries. We are committed to changing this trend!