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

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 ...

Coursework will not count towards final GCSE computer science grades over the next two years, England’s exams regulator has confirmed. The move comes amid concerns about widespread cheating in the ...

Exam board OCR staged a pilot of digital exams earlier this year and will now introduce it for GCSE computer science (Alamy/PA) An exam board is to offer a digitally assessed GCSE in computer science ...

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