Exam board OCR said schools can still opt for a paper-based assessment for its computer science qualification if they prefer. Exam board OCR staged a pilot of digital exams earlier this year and will ...

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.

Try this quiz based on GCSE Computer Science past papers. Choose the topic you would like to revise and answer the questions. By working your way through the questions created by experts, you can ...

Exam boards have been told to grade GCSEs in French, German and computer science more generously this summer. England’s exams regulator, Ofqual, has ruled there should be adjustments to grading ...

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 ...

The Chartered Institute of IT (BCS) has issued a statement fully supporting Education Secretary Michael Gove’s new draft curriculum for GCSE Computing. Gove today announced a U-turn on his plans to ...

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The number of young people who chose to take the computing GCSE in 2018 rose year-on-year, and the number of girls taking the subject is steadily going up. Overall in 2018, 74,621 students took the ...

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 ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...