A huge thank you to everyone in the Digital Schools Award team for supporting Holy Rood RC High School in achieving our Digital Schools Award.
Our journey began in October 2024 at the Edinburgh Learns Digital Conference. Hearing from other schools who had already achieved the award — and being given such a clear roadmap — gave us the confidence to get started. From there, staff across the school worked collaboratively to gather evidence that truly reflected the excellent digital practice happening every day: from creative iMovies in Food and Textile Technology to fully digital lessons delivered through OneNote in Maths. We were genuinely proud of the creativity and digital literacy shown by our teachers.
Our pupils are at the heart of Digital Learning in Holy Rood. Their feedback has shaped lessons, inspired new approaches, and helped us understand what engages them most. Our Digital Leaders, in particular, have been invaluable — supporting evidence gathering, contributing to the validation meeting, and championing digital learning across the school. We absolutely couldn’t have done this without them.
A special thank you goes to our validator, Malcolm, who made the whole process feel relaxed and positive. After we submitted our evidence, he organised the validation meeting and everyone who spoke with him — staff and pupils alike — came away saying the same thing: “He was so lovely!” He clearly verified our evidence, offered helpful advice on future awards, and turned the meeting into a genuine celebration of our school community’s hard work.
Looking ahead, we’re excited to explore other awards that recognise and celebrate Digital Learning at Holy Rood. But for now, we just want to say a massive THANK YOU — and rest assured, you’ll be hearing from us again very soon.