Explore the digital future programme
All the best resources for digital skill development, in one place.
Explore the digital future aims to prepare young people for the technology-driven world of tomorrow, demonstrate how diversity helps build better technology, and how it can be used as a force for positive change. The programme brings together the best resources from Microsoft and our industry-leading partners.
Modules
Our resources are developed with educators, connect with all UK curricula, and created as accessible PDFs in both English and Welsh. Take a creative approach to digital skills education with classroom activities, challenges and more. Once completed, students get a certificate to celebrate their success.
Discover the tech industry
The future of tech
Explore the role technology plays in everyday lives and the importance of digital and soft skills.
Discover diversity and inclusivity
Learn how inclusive design and technology can transform lives.
Discover today's tech
Learn technology's role in society, its advantages and disadvantages and its future.
Coding
Explore
Learn about coding skills and careers and the importance of diversity and inclusion in coding.
Practice
Learn key coding concepts and how to create creating a working program.
Apply
Expand on coding skills with lesson plans, projects and more.
AI
Explore
Explore the concept of AI, its role in society, and the importance of diversity, inclusion and trust.
Practice
Experience AI first-hand and learn how it supports human capability and can deliver positive impact.
Apply
Apply AI through different challenges, learning paths and more.
Internet of Things
Explore
Understand the basics of IoT, how it can impact society and change our lives.
Practice
Learn how IoT can be used to solve global issues and work to solve a local real-life problem.
Apply
Further student's skills through challenges, learning paths, and more.
Big Data
Explore
Explore the concept of big data, how to collect and how data can be used ethically.
Practice
Learn how to visualise big data and create a model to analyse and interpret big data.
Apply
Apply student's skills in various challenges, learning paths and certifications.Microsoft experiences
We have a host of online and in-person experiences available for students. Young people can get insight into how the digital skills they learn in the classroom are used in the tech industry every day.
Lesson guides
View modules delivered by Microsoft senior leaders and a Microsoft Innovative Educator to use in the classroom or assign as independent learning for your students.
Explore coding on-demand
Presented by Misk Sharif Ali, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, curriculum manager for computing at City of Westminster College and Pearson silver winner for FE lecturer of the year.
Explore AI on-demand
Presented by Ross Hunter from Tablet Academy, a Microsoft training partner.
Discover diversity, accessibility, and inclusivity on-demand
Presented by Tom Gilding, intern at Microsoft working in the accessibility, diversity and inclusion team.
Further events and resources
Register for on-demand or live virtual events to keep preparing the students today for the world of tomorrow.
Microsoft Education events
Join digital skills virtual workshops for students.
Summer Camps
Join virtual interactive workshops and training to help build students future-ready skills.
Education Skills Webinar series
Discover new and emerging tech in these live and on-demand webinars for students and educators alike.
Mission Earth!
Design and build within Minecraft Education Edition and create videos with Adobe Spark.