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Tech or Tech-no? Why IT Education Reforms Are Better Late Than Never

Jade Lane | Posted 19.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Michael Gove, Computers, Programming, Computer Science, Education Reform, Technology, Secondary Education, National Curriculum, Mobile Apps, UK Politics, UK Schools, UK Tech, UK Universities & Education News
Jade Lane

Michael Gove, UK education secretary, has finally done the right thing, and realised that IT education in England is ''demotivating and dull". Even better, he's gone one step further and announced an overhaul of the IT National Curriculum, which will focus on web design, computer programming and computer science to reflect todays technological needs.

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The Tech Revolution Is Here -- The Pioneering New Company Changing How We Teach Children (and Adults) About Technology

Matthew Hussey | Posted 17.01.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Computer Programming, Programming, Education, Teaching, Technology, Stoke-Newington, Coding, Decoded, UK Tech, UK Tech News
Matthew Hussey

The next generation of app developers are still being taught a national curriculum from the '90s -- prioritising how to use software as opposed to teaching them to make their own.

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