Digital Schoolhouse, supported by UKIE, has teamed up with Roblox to offer a range of tools designed for students to create Roblox games during class sessions

Partnering with UKIE-supported educational non-profit Digital Schoolhouse, Roblox has created a suite of complimentary tools intended to educate children in designing games on the Roblox platform as part of classroom learning.

These resources include curriculum-integrated workshops and materials that guide students in game creation via Roblox Studio lesson plans. The initiative uses a closed, teacher-supervised environment, with an offline option available for schools lacking reliable devices or internet connectivity.

Students will partake in offline workshops to learn the basics of game development and then develop an original game on Roblox, strengthening skills in game design, scripting in Luau, and AI prompting.

Roblox has focused on enhancing its AI-based creation tools, aiming to expedite game development for users. The materials, aligning with national computing curriculum frameworks, will be open-source and accessible on the Digital Schoolhouse website soon.

Adam Seldow, the senior director of education policy at Roblox, indicated, "Collaborating with Digital Schoolhouse allows us to craft new materials with curriculum experts, enriching our high-quality, immersive educational portfolio."

The program will also provide a teacher toolkit, featuring safeguarding guidelines, resources for parents, and curriculum alignment support, ensuring a classroom-focused learning experience.

Roblox has faced significant scrutiny over child safety, with concerns raised by entities such as the Louisiana state government, a Los Angeles County lawsuit, and the Australian government.

In response, over the last two years, Roblox has introduced enhanced safety measures, such as restrictions on direct messaging for users under 13 and the implementation of voluntary facial recognition checks to control conversations between minors and adults.

A "sensitive issues" content tag was recently introduced to limit certain experiences for those under 13 without parental approval. Additionally, new moderation policies aim to provide clearer information to users, parents, and authorities, alongside an AI tool designed to detect potential child endangerment issues early.