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The Royal Society has suggested ways the government can overhaul information and communications technology (ICT) teaching in schools, following promises from Education Secretary Michael Gove to scrap the way the subject is currently taught. The body, which oversees UK sciences, recommends dividing computing into distinct subjects such as computer science and digital literacy and it said the government [...]

A report that was commissioned by Education Secretary Michael Gove and Prime Minister David Cameron when they were in opposition in 2009 has recommended that pupils in England should study maths up to the age of 18. It says radical change is needed to give children the mathematical skills needed to succeed in a workplace where numeracy is increasingly important. The report, headed by TV presenter [...]