Reminded of this article when I looked back over my email. thought it might interest some fellow CS4HS members.<div><br></div><div>Regards Roland<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 29 November 2011 20:10, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stephen@melbpc.org.au">stephen@melbpc.org.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">"UK Curriculum and exam reforms are planned by the government to give<br>
pupils a "genuinely rigorous grounding" in computer science skills .."<br>
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UK gov to build child army of software coders<br>
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By Kelly Fiveash. Posted in Developer, 28th November 2011 13:41 GMT<br>
<<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk</a>> (snipped)<br>
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IT and computer science in schools is in serious need of reform, the<br>
minister Ed Vaizey said today, thereby indicating that changes to the<br>
school curriculum were on the agenda.<br>
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The government needs to invest in video games and visual effects IT<br>
talent to help keep the UK "at the forefront" of that business sector, he<br>
added.<br>
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Vaizey's comments came following recommendations laid out in the "Next<br>
Gen" report, commissioned by the minister in July 2010, that was<br>
published earlier this year.<br>
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“The economic and cultural value of the UK’s video games and VFX sectors<br>
is clear and the long-term potential of their global markets present a<br>
great opportunity for UK-based businesses," Vaizey said.<br>
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"It is an industry that has real potential to create the high quality<br>
jobs of the future that will be so important as we recover from the<br>
recession*. We need to invest in talent that will ensure the UK remains<br>
at the forefront of creativity.”<br>
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"Next Gen" detailed 20 specific recommendations for the government,<br>
industry and schools throughout the UK to consider.<br>
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sports noted that the skills listed<br>
for video games and visual effects talent also applied to the biz<br>
software, telecoms, engineering, design and social media sectors.<br>
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Curriculum and exam reforms are planned by the government to give pupils<br>
a "genuinely rigorous grounding" in computer science skills, it said. ®<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Stephen<br>
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