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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 [...]

The secretary for education Michael Gove praised the use of video games as a tool for learning at the Royal Society last week. In a comprehensive speech on the future of education, Gove said “When children need to solve equations in order to get more ammo to shoot the aliens, it is amazing how quickly they can learn”. “I am sure that this field of educational games has huge potential [...]