Research carried out by Microsoft and the Computing at School support network has revealed that while nearly three-quarters of computing teachers feel confident about delivering the new computing curriculum, many lack confidence in areas like creating and debugging computer programmes and coding.
Pupils echoed these views, with nearly half of nine to 16-year-olds claiming their teachers need more training and 41 per cent admitting they regularly help their teachers to use technology.
Sixty-nine per cent of teachers, however, said they enjoyed teaching computing, which is now compulsory for all pupils from the age of five.
But there is still some way to go before all teachers feel confident about delivering computing lessons to tech-savvy young people. Eighty-one per cent of the teachers questioned called for more training, development and learning materials.
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