The government has axed funding for “outdated” ICT teacher training courses and announced plans for new computer science ITT from September 2013.
Education secretary Michael Gove has also unveiled a £20,000 scholarship programme to tempt high achieving graduates into teaching computer science.
Set up with the BCS chartered institute for IT, around 50 scholarships will be available in the first year with any graduate holding a 2.1 or first class degree eligible to apply for the new computer science initial teacher training (ITT) course.
A statement from the Department for Education today (Friday, October 19) said: “Working with experts in the industry and in teaching practice, BCS will award scholarships to candidates with exceptional subject knowledge, enthusiasm for the study of computer science as well as an outstanding potential to teach.
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