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Computer Science should be mandatory for GCSE

Submitted on Tuesday 26th February 2013

Published on Wednesday 27th February 2013

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 27th February 2014

Signatures: 11

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Child ~ Children ~ GCSE ~ United Kingdom

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Computer Science should be mandatory for GCSE

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Computers are something we use everyday and we are growing up with a generation who only know how to use the programmes not how to write the programmes. Thats why we need to put IT and computer science just as important as sciences and subjects such as RE which are compulsory up to 16 years old.

I believe that by the end of primary school every child should know how to use simple programmes like word, powerpoint and excel to a basic level. In year 7 they should develop these into advanced skills and then in years 8 - 11 children should be taught how to write computer programmes using software / languages like scratch, visual basic and HTML. This would mean that every child would have at least a basic understanding of programming.


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