The New Computing Curriculum in English Schools

In 2014 English schools undertook a shift from a mainly ICT based curriculum to one that focuses on computer science. Qualifications in computing have been introduced and ICT was subsequently phased out. The question now arises as to whether the students who would have previously taken ICT qualifications are now taking the new computer science courses. Using student data for all English examinations taken by 16 and 18 year olds, we have profiled...