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.

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 ...

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 ...

Employers need more people with technology skills but a new study has found that fewer students are taking IT subjects at school. The survey by the Learning and Work Institute and WorldSkills UK warns ...

A place for women in IT - opinion and debate on how to bring more women into the technology sector. GUEST BLOG: Bella Grimsey, a student in her second year of computer science A-Level, explains the ...

The Royal Society today released a damning report highlighting the woeful state of computer science education in England. There’s bad news all around, but here are the headline figures: 54 percent of ...

Students could see their GCSE exam time reduced by up to three hours on average, the government has announced, following a curriculum review that deemed the current volume "excessive". The final ...

The latest set of GCSE and A-Level results in the UK have highlighted some major concerns for the technology sector and access to future skilled workers - as well as showing no signs of tackling the ...

07:58, Wed, Nov 5, 2025 Updated: 08:03, Wed, Nov 5, 2025 The Government will work to reduce GCSE exam time by two-and-a-half to three hours for the average student, following a curriculum review that ...

Creative industries add around £125bn to the UK economy and employ 2.4m people. Video games alone generate nearly £8bn in UK consumer spending. Students still lack the digital and creative skills ...

The final curriculum review report, commissioned by Labour last year, has recommended exam volume at key stage 4 be reduced by 10%. By contributor Jasmine Norden, PA Education Correspondent Published ...

Getting enough teachers for a potential new qualification in AI may be a challenge, experts have warned, after the Government unveiled its planned reforms to the school curriculum. As part of its ...