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It was the same for me at secondary school in the late 90s and early 00s. They hadn't moved on. ICT education at GCSE consisted solely of being taught how to us
by andyking 15y ago
It was the same for me at secondary school in the late 90s and early 00s. They hadn't moved on. ICT education at GCSE consisted solely of being taught how to use a computer in an office environment, and mostly how to use Microsoft Office. They didn't touch on how the things actually worked... presumably because those teaching to the syllabus didn't actually know.
Why we aren't giving every single kid in this country the chance to write some rudimentary code before they leave school (I've anecdotally heard this is the case in parts of India) is beyond me. Those are the skills we need to get the country out of this hole, not a million more 'TV producers' or 'admin assistants'.