The story so far

Preparation for Glow began by working with local authorities to check that Glow could automatically create the anticipated 800,000 accounts. Glow was then piloted over a number of stages, all of which introduced new components.

Feedback was then taken from 13 local authorities and 3000 users (made up of teachers, pupils and local authority staff) involved in piloting. This feedback led to further improvements and the launch of the full system at the Scottish Learning Festival in 2007.

Since the rollout of the live service began, all 32 Scottish local authorities are live with Glow as well as 4 out of the 7 Teacher Education Institutes (Schools of Education), SQA and HMiE. The national Glow team is working with these stakeholders to ensure Glow is rolled out tailored to the needs of each party.

The main purpose of Glow is to enhance the quality of learning and teaching in the classroom by fully supporting the delivery of Curriculum for Excellence. The Glow team will continue to work with local authorities to help enable this to happen.

As part of an ongoing refresh, Glow is to undergo a period of enhancement based on user feedback allowing the system to Glow brighter than ever before and we want you to get involved. From now until summer 2010, the improvements will begin to go live. Improvements include: new themes, blog and wiki services and improved service from Glow Mail with richer features.

A Glow Refresh Group has been created as a one-stop-shop to tell you what’s happening and how you can get involved. The group explains the plans for improvements within Glow and how you can provide your feedback. Find out what new Glow themes are available and join in the discussions in the ‘Glow Forums’ area of the group.

For the latest information on Glow within your Local Authority visit our interactive map on the Glow Scotland website. Simply click on your authority for Key Contact details and all the latest local Glowing news stories.