The real reason children aren't taking Computer Science at school

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Is computer science taught well in schools?
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Is computer science taught well in schools?

‘We mostly learned how to use Microsoft Word and Excel’ - Computing hears from a GCSE student about his experience studying computer science

I'm a GCSE student studying computer science. My experience of the subject so far has been a real mix. When we started being taught IT at primary school in year four - which means I would have b...

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