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Digital Schoolhouse is funded by the UK video games industry.   
 
Digital Schoolhouse is funded by the UK video games industry.   
  
Current programme partners:  
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Programme partners:  
  
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*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/ Nintendo UK]
 
*[https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/ PlayStation]
 
*[https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/ PlayStation]
 
*[https://www.sega.co.uk SEGA]
 
*[https://www.sega.co.uk SEGA]
 
*[https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/office/uk.aspx Ubisoft]
 
*[https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/office/uk.aspx Ubisoft]
 
*[https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/ Warwickshire County Council]
 
*[https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/ Warwickshire County Council]
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*[https://www.scirra.com/ Scirra]
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*[https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-digital-culture-media-sport Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)]
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*[https://www.creativeindustriesfederation.com/publications/creative-careers-programme Creative Careers Programme]
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*[https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/education-and-youth/improving-standards-schools-and-teaching/london-schools-excellence-fund Mayor of London’s Schools Excellence Fund]
  
 
== Digital Schoolhouses ==
 
== Digital Schoolhouses ==

Revision as of 11:43, 17 March 2020

Overview

Ukie's Digital Schoolhouse, together with Nintendo UK, is a not-for-profit programme which enables primary schools to experience free creative computing workshops from their local Schoolhouse. The programme also engages thousands of students with its pioneering, immersive careers education. Schoolhouses are not charged for their participation in the programme, nor for the support that they receive.

Programme Impact

Academic Year 2019-2020

Programme reach:

  • 55 Schoolhouses
  • 32,000 pupils (target for year)
  • 4,000+ teachers (target for year)
  • 350 primary schools (target for year)

Esports:

  • 6,000 students (target for year)

Academic Year 2018-2019

Programme reach:

  • 34 schools
  • 26,000+ pupils
  • 2,500+ teachers

Esports:

  • 5,000+ students

Funding

Digital Schoolhouse is funded by the UK video games industry.

Programme partners:

Digital Schoolhouses

List of current Digital Schoolhouses

National Esports Tournament

Digital Schoolhouse's National Esports Tournament

Digital Schoolhouse Reports

Timeline

2014

  • Ukie's Digital Schoolhouse established/ new Computing curriculum is launched

2015

  • DSH & Ukie welcomes £5m Mayor of London Digital Skills Fund

2016

  • Digital Schoolhouse becomes a national programme with PlayStation support

2017

2018

  • Digital Schoolhouse's landmark report Esports: Engaging Education is launched
  • Ubisoft becomes a sponsor of the programme

2019

  • Digital Schoolhouse receives DCMS funding to continue programme expansion