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Latest Education articles

1-in-10 school computers is an Apple iPad, Android, Windows or Amazon tablet

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11 per cent of secondary education conducted through apps, according to trade body BESA
24 May 2013

Cyber Security MSc courses are needed in the UK, but not this one

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De Montfort University and Deloitte seem more interested in quantity rather than quality
23 May 2013

Computing ICT in education roundtable: What BYOD means for schools

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A panel of experts assesses the validity of own device use in education
15 May 2013

E-Skills UK and employers team up to launch cyber security apprenticeship

Degree-level qualification aims to boost the number of young people working in IT security
15 May 2013

Wellington College compresses emails on-premise with Barracuda

Storage needs reduced by 80 per cent says IT director
15 May 2013

Opinion: IT users’ feedback on education must be acknowledged

'It is not just about technical skills - but how these skills can be executed'
07 May 2013

Computing ICT in education roundtable: part 2

A panel of experts debate how ICT should be integrated into the learning experience.
01 May 2013

Gove launches technology-focused 'Tech Bacc' as vocational equivalent to A-Level studies

'We expect all bright students who want to go into technically-skilled jobs or apprenticeships to aim for the Tech Bacc' says minister
23 Apr 2013

Computing ICT in education roundtable: part 1

A panel of experts define the industry's expectations of a "digital citizen"
19 Apr 2013

ESSA Academy: Trading textbooks for tablets

Peter Gothard visits Bolton secondary school the ESSA Academy to find out how a mobile device for every student is revolutionising the education process.
04 Apr 2013

Opinion: What’s missing from the new computing curriculum for schools

Crispin Weston, chair of BSI’s expert committee for education technology, explains why secondary school ICT had to change
26 Feb 2013

Gove U-turn and new DfE report put moves to raise status of ICT education in doubt

IT features further down report than art and design
07 Feb 2013

Computer gamification in education can hinder learning, warns Johnny Ball

Veteran TV presenter says technology should enhance learning, not detract from it
07 Feb 2013

Google Raspberry Pi gift and IT EBacc ‘diversion’ from real education crisis, says SETUK

Year-long schools overhaul could be tech company conspiracy, suggests adviser to the government
05 Feb 2013

Computer Science to be included in EBacc

Michael Gove says Computer Science will be 'fourth science'
31 Jan 2013

Cable: Education and IT will be UK's biggest export sectors

Business secretary claims education and tech sectors are set to boom
30 Jan 2013

Welsh government to spend £39m on faster broadband in schools

Schools will also receive funds to buy ICT kit
15 Jan 2013

Government focus on Silicon Roundabout 'web fads' criticised by Dyson inventor

Sir James Dyson says more should be done to encourage students to study science and engineering
08 Jan 2013

Getting a Raspberry Pi for Christmas? Now there’s an online store to go with it

With 25 apps already, the Pi Store is fast catching up with Windows 8…
19 Dec 2012

University of Cumbria issues £3m tender for IT infrastructure service

Six-year deal to replace 'end of life' on-premise datacentre
08 Nov 2012

Businesses lack skills in big data, says SAS expert

SAS managing director believes organisations lack personnel to properly process big data
11 Sep 2012

£8m grant for university cyber security schools

Universities invited to bid for funding for post-graduate cyber security centres
23 Jul 2012

Entry-level exam for Linux trialled at Birmingham City University

Linux Essentials programme intended to bridge the gap in students' IT skills
05 Jul 2012

Raspberry Pi: Education in action VIDEO

Computing talks to staff and pupils at Swallow Hill College, which is trialling the Raspberry Pi as a tool for teaching programming skills
18 Jun 2012