Scottish Council for Development & Industry

Little Lighthouse is a first level interdisciplinary project for P2-P4 pupils which uses the context of lighthouses to introduce little engineers to various STEM concepts including electricity, light, sounds and coding. It is run by Scottish Council for Development & Industry as part of their Young Engineer’s and Science Clubs Scotland (YESC) programme. Over 200 schools across Scotland are now using the project, delivered by teachers who are upskilled by YESC and provided with a resource pack that contains all the materials they will need. Little Lighthouse was supported by Digital Xtra Fund in 2017/18 to increase engagement across 18 schools in Argyll & Bute and Moray. There’s now demand from more schools and this year’s grant will enable YESC to engage more schools in Aberdeenshire and Angus. CAS Barefoot resources are also included within the teacher training to help equip teachers with unplugged activities and develop pupils’ computational skills at regardless of schools’ connectivity. Funding will also enable YESC to update the digital activities within the project to activities based on the micro:bit.