Exams regulator Ofqual is consulting on allowing exam boards to each submit proposals for two qualifications with onscreen elements. The regulator is also proposing that devices to take exams on ...

A number of GCSE and A-level examinations could transition to digital formats by the end of the decade under new proposals from the exams regulator. Plans outlined in a consultation document published ...

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AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton advises students and engineers not to abandon computer science degrees, emphasizing foundational skills beyond programming remain crucial. He likens learning to code to ...

The old computer science curriculum isn’t doing the job it should in preparing students for the modern realities of wrangling computers today. Here’s why — and how — it needs to evolve. Does studying ...

Proposals include shortening length of GCSE exams, a new diagnostic test in maths and English, and expanding RE Curriculum ‘should focus less on exams and more on life skills’ The year-long curriculum ...

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Secondary school pupils in Wales will continue to be able to take three separate GCSEs in chemistry, physics and biology after a controversial plan to scrap them in favour of a double science GCSE ...

Three separate GCSEs in chemistry, physics and biology will remain among the options Secondary school pupils in Wales will continue to be able to take three separate GCSEs in chemistry, physics and ...

In today's fast-changing tech trend, a computer science degree is no longer the guaranteed ticket to success it once was, as advances in AI and new technologies reshape the value of formal education.

Eddie Hart studied computer science and cybersecurity at Newcastle University, graduating in 2024. He says he knew getting into the tech workforce would be a challenge, but "I thought it would be a ...