Benjamin Wohl receives funding from The RCUK Digital Economy theme for his ongoing research into the UK computing curriculum. He is a volunteer with Code Club Uk and is a Cumbria STEM ambassador.

EDUCATION secretary Michael Gove said last week that information communications technology (ICT) students are ‘bored out of their minds’, as he announced plans to scrap the computing curriculum.

According to officials, the revised programme will retain the core principles of computer science, including programming, algorithms and problem-solving, while expanding its focus to include data ...