Glow a leading light of curriculum

BILLED as the world’s first national safe and secure online community for pupils, parents and teachers, Glow is a key part of Scotland’s new curriculum, Curriculum for Excellence.

It features its own e-mail system and a moderated chat room for pupils. Each child, teacher or parent is given unique log-ins to access the intranet site, allowing them to create personalised programmes of work and to share resources. The site also helps parents to understand and become more involved in their children’s learning.

The site gives access to information and activities including interactive educational games, revision papers, links to other sites, news features, and live webcam broadcasts.

In 2009, an education foundation set up by Star Wars director George Lucas recognised one of Glow’s founders with an international award for his influence on education. CHRIS MARSHALL