Our #DigiInventors Challenge
Secondary School Edition 2024
is now live!
In partnership with
The challenge is on a mission to test your ambition.
We want you to come up with fresh, new, game-changing ideas that could be developed and transformed into digital health and care solutions to support and enhance health and social care provision for our young people.
We've teamed up with dressCode, City of Glasgow College, Heriot Watt University Dubai, the Scottish Tech Army and Scottish Hockey to provide you with top-notch resources for your classroom activities.
Our goal is to support your learning, teaching, and idea development every step of the way.
What is it the Challenge?
Scotland
UAE
Great tech prizes to be won
Challenge
goodie bag
All winners and runners up will receive a #DigiInventors Challenge goodie bag and certificate
Showcase your winning idea
All winners and runners-up will have the chance to showcase their ideas at our awards ceremony
Tech
prizes
Each winner will receive a fantastic tech prize at our awards ceremony
Question time...
“How can digital technology and/or e-gaming be used to re-invent the game of field hockey to inspire increased physical activity, participation, and well-being of our young people?"
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Form a team (maximum 4 members, plus a mentor)
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Tackle our health and care challenge (getting more young people active through the sport of field hockey to improve their wellbeing)
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Pick a SMART Technology platform (Identify digital technologies and/ or e-gaming that could be developed/ integrated to re-invent the game of field hockey (think about games simulation, training, matches, technology to track activity, etc...)
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Design your idea (for the initial submission and shortlisting)
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Earn bonus points if your idea includes features that benefit the environment and contribute to achieving net zero carbon emissions.
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Submit your idea and cross your fingers for a boot camp invitation
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If invited, develop your idea further (use our brand-new digital resources before boot camp)
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Present your final idea to our expert panel of judges
Ready to roll?
Resources
View all the resources for the #DigiInventors Challenge - Secondary School Edition.
Scotland
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#Digiinventors Challenge 2024 Secondary School Edition Privacy Notice SCOTLAND
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#Digiinventors Challenge 2024 Secondary School Edition Media Consent Form SCOTLAND (only required to be completed if shortlisted to attend our virtual boot camp and final)
UAE
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#Digiinventors Challenge 2024 Secondary School Edition Privacy Notice UAE
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#Digiinventors Challenge 2024 Secondary School Edition Media Consent Form UAE (only required to be completed if shortlisted to attend our virtual boot camp and final)
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Please ensure you read the rules and application criteria before submitting your ideas!
We have worked with our education and charity partner dressCode to develop a suite of teaching resources to assist with your ideas and applications. This means you can take the #DigiInventors Challenge into the classroom and use it as part of your lessons!
We have:
We've produced a suite of marketing assets that can be shared digitally or printed and put around your school or classrooms.
Social media
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Make sure you follow @DigiInventors on Twitter - We'll be posting lots of content so make sure you like and re-share it!
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Tag our partners in your photo or message posts:
@dhiscotland, @dressCodeHQ, @CofGCollege, @HWUDubai @ScotTechArmy and @ScottishHockey
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Use hashtag #DigiInventors in your posts!
Generic marketing assets:
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Go Tree
Marr College
ZenSoil
Merchiston school
Anti BullE
Merchiston school
The Spektaculars
Eastbank Academy
Meet the #DigiInventors Secondary School Edition 2023 Winners
Challenge
goodie bag
All winners and runners up will receive a #DigiInventors Challenge goodie bag and certificate
Showcase your winning idea
All winners and runners-up will have the chance to showcase their ideas at our awards ceremony
Tech
prizes
Each winner will receive a fantastic tech prize at our awards ceremony
Great prizes to be won!
The #DigiInventors Challenge Secondary School Edition kicks off from August to December.
For our friends in the UAE, Heriot-Watt University Dubai, will be delivering the challenge just for you with the brightest minds from Scotland and the UAE getting the chance to shine on the global stage.
But wait, there's more!
Shortlisted finalists will embark on an exciting 2-day boot camp where you'll fine-tune your ideas and attend expert-led sessions to supercharge your creativity.
And that's not all – a grand finale awaits, where you'll present your brilliant idea to a panel of esteemed judges.
When does it happen?
The #DigiInventors Challenge Secondary School Edition runs between August and December.
Date | 2024 Activity |
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14/06/2024 | Marketing launch |
19/08/2024 | Applications open in Scotland and the UAE |
11/10/2024 | Application submission deadline |
14/10/2024 - 25/10/2024 | Shortlisting |
30/10/2024 | Shortlisted finalist teams announced |
18/11/2024 - 19/11/2024 | Boot camp (two half-days) |
05/12/2024 | Final presentations to our panel of judges (half-day) |
09/12/2024 | Scottish and UAE winners announced |
February 2025 | Award presentations and prizegiving (Scotland) |
February 2025 | Award presentations and prizegiving (UAE) |
Key dates
