UK Education secretary Michael Gove announced in January that GCSE ICT was to be scrapped. His plans have been widely criticised for leaving the education sector without a clear direction for IT as a subject.
One body to air their concerns was the Corporate IT Forum Education and Skills Commission, which condemned the move. The organisation said it was disappointed that the government had not listened to its concerns about withdrawing the ICT curriculum from schools before the new programme is introduced.
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1 Teachers share concerns and ideas for ICT in 2014 curriculum
2 BCS unveils first draft of ICT curriculum for review
3 A-level ICT student numbers drop 10%
4 If the popularity of ICT is on the rise, why are we scrapping the curriculum?
5 Technology students question whether university is good value for money
6 Young Europeans lack basic IT skills, says European Commission
7 STEM report on higher education recommends employers work closely with universities
8 Bringing back the romance of engineering: Technician Council unveils framework
9 Cisco launches ‘Out of the Blocks’ London 2012 initiative for secondary schools
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