Digital Schoolhouse provides an immersive careers education experience for young people

Digital Schoolhouse (DSH) have partnered with Nintendo UK to launch the Digital Schoolhouse Splatoon 3 Tournament, revolutionising computing education in schools across the UK.

The Digital Schoolhouse Splatoon 3 Tournaments are open to students aged 8-11 (junior) and 11/12-18 (senior). Students take on real-life games industry roles to whittle down hopeful players in their school to a team of four, who will then do battle with other schools in the regional and national qualifiers ahead of the Grand Final.

Senior tournament

For students who are passionate about a career in the Creative Digital sector, Ukie’s Digital Schoolhouse together with Nintendo UK is back with a new title for this year’s senior esports tournament. Students aged 11-18 years can participate as players or gain experience in professional roles crafted by the video games industry.

The Senior tournament is FREE for registered Digital Schoolhouses, or ~£192 for schools outside the scheme. The deadline for schools to sign up for the senior tournament is Friday 20th October 2023. If you would like your school to become a Digital Schoolhouse you can fill in the expression of interest form here.

Junior tournament

For younger children Ukie’s Digital Schoolhouse together with Nintendo UK returns with this year’s junior esports tournament, allowing aspiring learners aged 8-11 years to fulfil real job roles within the video games industry. Through project-based learning, unique lessons can be delivered in the classroom, with resources that are mapped to the UK primary curriculum for Computing, English, Maths, DT and PSHE.

The Junior tournament is £90 and you can sign up here.

Further reading about the tournament

Esports immersive careers education Ditigal Schoolhouse

Digital Schoolhouse teams up with Nintendo to deliver trailblazing esports tournaments at schools (6th September 2023) UKIE news.

“With technological advances rapidly changing how we learn and work, the Digital Schoolhouse Splatoon 3 Tournament is helping to build the next generation of creative computing talent, today. The tournament teaches students vital skills such as communication, team working and problem solving which are highly sought after in today’s careers market. Students also are given a deep understanding of the careers available to them not just in esports but across the entire video games ecosystem, with prizes on offer for shoutcasting, design and journalism.”