---
title: National Applications
description: "National Applications are apps that have been accepted by Education Scotland as having national benefit. These apps are 100% free to use and align to the 3-18 curriculum."
url: "https://glowconnect.org.uk/docs/applications-in-glow/national-applications/"
updated: "2026-09-09"
category: Applications in Glow
---

# National Applications

National Applications are apps that have been accepted by Education Scotland as having national benefit. These apps are 100% free to use and align to the 3-18 curriculum. National Applications are generally integrated using Single Sign-On (SSO) and are made available via the RM Unify App Library.

National Applications can only be installed by establishment administrators so please contact your [Glow Key Contact](https://glowconnect.org.uk/contacts/) to request access if you don't have them in your app library.

The National Applications currently available in Glow are listed below:

![Adobe Express icon](https://i0.wp.com/glowconnect.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Adobe-Express-Icon.png?resize=400%2C277&quality=80&ssl=1)

## Adobe Express

Adobe Express for Education is everything students and teachers need to create graphics, photos and videos.

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![Insight Benchmarking for Excellence](https://i0.wp.com/glowconnect.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Insight-Icon.jpg?resize=400%2C277&quality=80&ssl=1)

## Insight

Insight, the online benchmarking tool to help bring about improvements for learners in the senior phase.

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![Noteable icon](https://i0.wp.com/glowconnect.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/noteable.png?resize=202%2C135&quality=80&ssl=1)

## Noteable

Noteable is a computational notebook service providing access to Python, RStudio and more computational notebooks from the cloud developed by EDINA at The University of Edinburgh. Noteable can be accessed from any up to date browser.

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![Professional Learning and Leadership application logo](https://i0.wp.com/glowconnect.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PLL.png?resize=202%2C153&quality=80&ssl=1)

## Professional Learning and Leadership

An online learning resource which supports professional learning for educators at all stages of their careers.

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![SCHOLAR application logo](https://i0.wp.com/glowconnect.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SCHOLAR.png?resize=400%2C277&quality=80&ssl=1)

## SCHOLAR

One of Scotland’s most successful teaching and learning initiatives.

SCHOLAR is provides online educational resources and a virtual college support network to over 80,000 students in Scottish secondary schools and around the world.

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![Screening Shorts application logo](https://i0.wp.com/glowconnect.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screening-shorts.jpg?resize=400%2C277&quality=80&ssl=1)

## Screening Shorts

**Learn how to ‘read’ a film**
Screening Shorts is a rich resource, developed by Creative Scotland and Education Scotland, that makes the short films in the well-known and widely used BFI Story Shorts collection available for free download in Scottish schools.

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![West OS Application logo](https://i0.wp.com/glowconnect.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WestOS.jpg?resize=400%2C277&quality=80&ssl=1)

## West OS (powered by ClickView)

As part of the National eLearning Offer, the West OS powered by ClickView app enables you to seamlessly access recorded content from Glow.

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