New report on ICT in British schools out now

A recent report from Key points of the report include:

  • The current delivery of computing education in many UK schools is highly unsatisfactory
  • Many pupils gain nothing beyond basic digital literacy skills such as word-processing or using a database

Not unlike the Dansih EVA-report from 2009, a lack of qualifications in the teaching staff is part of the problem. In Denmark, the current discussion on this issues often addresses the need for more contextualised development of teachers’ competencies.

Read the full Britisk report from the Royal Society here


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