Computer science should be included within the English Baccalaureate league table measure and also as part of the government’s EBacc Certificate (EBC) examination reforms.
The call comes from a new report – published by the BCS, the chartered institute for ICT – which includes contributions from leading ICT firms and top universities among others.
The Case for Computer Science as an Option in the English Baccalaureate says that some of the new computer science GCSEs require a “higher degree
of intellectual depth to achieve grade C than is required by some physics GCSEs”.
The report points to education secretary Michael Gove’s speech at January’s BETT Show, when he said: “If new computer science GCSEs are developed that meet high standards of intellectual depth and practical value, we will certainly consider including computer science as an option in the English Baccalaureate.”
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