Glow

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.

Information on Glow can be found at https://glowconnect.org.uk/about-glow/

Glow and Parents

Access to Glow is restricted to learners and educators .

Online safety is of utmost importance in the delivery and management of Glow. Glow is not an open system, and should be viewed as an extension of the school/education establishment. Only learners, and adults who require access in relation to their role as teaching or support staff, are provided with Glow accounts. All adults will have been Disclosure Scotland checked at minimum prior to their individual Glow account being created. Therefore parents/carers logging in using their child’s Glow account and using Glow is not permitted.  In addition, schools therefore do not issue children’s Glow accounts directly to parents, or use Glow as a means to communicate information directly to parents.

Parent’s who wish to communcaite with the school should use the email for the school office or contact the relevant Principal Teacher of Guidance directly.

It is important to take an interest in your child’s work, and this extends to what they do on Glow.  However, it must take the form of an “over the shoulder approach”.  Your child must show you, while they opperate the computer, laptop, tablet or phone.