Petition Do not remove GCSE Computer Science
The government has recently announced its plan to replace the “narrowly focused” GCSE Computer Science with a “broader, future facing” GCSE Computing.
We believe that the government should not do this and that it would harm student outcomes, as opposed to benefitting them.
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GCSE Computer Science provides the bedrock of the content for A-Level Computer Science. Many schools already struggle to complete the entire content for A-Level CS with classes that have all done the subject for GCSE.
It seems that the government wants to replace GCSE CS with a more ICT focused qualification, which would remove that bedrock for the A-Level.
If the government would like to encourage ICT skills, they should introduce a new GCSE ICT to exist alongside GCSE Computer Science.
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