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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Latest News
Adobe Express for Education: Back to School 2026
The Back to School 2026 update highlights live lesson schedules and significant events including Roald Dahl Day and World Mental Health Day. Training sessions cover Arts, Humanities, Science, and Maths, promoting inclusivity. Additionally, resources like lesson plans and e-books are available for primary and secondary educators.
Custom event colours in Google Calendar
Google Calendar is enhancing its event colouring feature, allowing users to personalise their calendars further with up to 200 custom colours. This update fulfills user demands for more customisation beyond the previous 11 colours, offering both a vast colour palette and an RGB colour picker for detailed selection on web and mobile apps.
Redesigned Google Classroom homepage
Google Classroom has launched a redesigned homepage globally, creating a centralised hub for teachers and learners. The new dashboard for teachers provides insights and tracks student interactions, while learners benefit from an ‘Enrolled’ view to manage upcoming deadlines. This update aims to simplify navigation and enhance user experience.
Managing unsolicited event invitations in Google Calendar
Google Calendar now offers enhanced protection against spam and unwanted invitations by allowing users to block specific individuals. Once blocked, any current events from that user are removed, and future invitations are blocked across all supported Google products. This feature streamlines calendar management and improves user experience.
Canva Education – Scotland Learning Labs
The Canva Learning Lab in Scotland is launching a new opt-in service for Canva Education, designed to enhance collaboration and creativity among teachers and students. Events are scheduled in Aberdeen on October 9, 2026, and Edinburgh on October 30, 2026, both from 9 am to 3 pm, to provide further information.
Glow Blogs – Update to Default Editor and Theme
Glow Blogs is transitioning from the Classic Editor to the Block Editor for new blogs to enhance security and align with WordPress functionality. The new default theme will be Twenty Twenty-Five, designed for improved performance. Existing blogs remain unaffected, and resources for using the Block Editor will be expanded soon.
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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.