What is Glow?
Glow is Scotland’s national digital learning platform provided by Scottish Government and managed by Education Scotland. It provides learners and educators across Scotland an environment that can support learning across the whole curriculum through our core services, Microsoft M365, Google Workspace for Education and WordPress blogs.
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What does Glow offer?
Latest News
Back to School with Glow, May 2026
The Glow guidance and news page for May 2026 provides updates and resources for educators, featuring sections on Microsoft, Google, and Blogs. It includes information on content creation, interactive tools, and AI initiatives that enhance learning in Scottish education. Educators are encouraged to share feedback and experiences.
Modify Content in Teach
Modify Content, part of the Teach Module, uses AI-powered tools to help educators adapt existing materials. Users can upload files or text and apply changes such as aligning content to standards, differentiating instructions, adjusting reading levels, or adding examples. All suggested modifications can be reviewed before finalising, ensuring content remains accurate, relevant, and tailored.
Matching Game in Learning Activities and Teach Module
A new matching game in Microsoft Learning Activities allows learners to reinforce knowledge by pairing related concepts quickly. Key features include generating activities from existing learning content formats, custom game settings and the ability to enhance and adapt content.
How to: Create A School Site in Glow Blogs
Glow Blogs provides tools for creating both public-facing school websites and private school hubs. Public sites share information with the community, while private hubs offer secure access for staff and students. Creating a site requires no technical skills, with support and tutorials available for users seeking assistance.
Glow Blogs Plugin Spotlight: Draw Attention
The Draw Attention plugin for WordPress enables users to create interactive image maps by adding clickable hotspot areas to images. Ideal for educational purposes, it allows teachers and learners to enhance content with annotated diagrams, interactive case studies, and school tours. The intuitive interface requires no technical skills and is mobile-friendly.
Retiring Blogs Themes
Glow Blogs is retiring three themes: Yoko, Agama, and Make, due to lack of developer support, to maintain platform security. Existing sites remain unaffected for now, though users are advised not to select these themes for new sites. Guidance will be provided before any changes are implemented.
Need Help?
If you need help and can’t find what you need on these pages, please try the Knowledge Hub. If you still can’t find the information you need, feel free to contact Glow Enquiries.