The UK government has announced changes to the school computing curriculum in a bid to reverse the declining number of young ...

The government will attempt to reverse the declining numbers of young people studying computing at school through a broader programme of study of the subject that retains its core principles. This ...

The Government also said it would replace the current computer science GCSE, while exploring the possibility of a new data ...

Benjamin Wohl receives funding from The RCUK Digital Economy theme for his ongoing research into the UK computing curriculum. He is a volunteer with Code Club Uk and is a Cumbria STEM ambassador.

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More than half of schools in England do not offer students a computer science GCSE, according to a report by the Royal Society. The study has found 54% of schools in England do not offer a computer ...

After realising that lessons on Microsoft Office aren't particularly useful for schoolchildren, the UK government has started doubling down on coding. After launching a new computing curriculum in ...

A majority of English schools did not offer computer science courses at GCSE level in 2015-16, according to today's report from the Royal Society. The report found that "computing education across the ...

In its response, the Department for Education (DfE) confirmed it would accept the review’s recommendation to scrap the ...