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The Solar Strategy Sets out The Governments Ambition to See Solar

Apr 10, 2014

Plans to turn the Government estate as well as factories, supermarkets and car parks into “solar hubs” have been outlined in a new strategy by Greg Barker today (4th April 2014). The Solar Strategy, the first of its kind in ...

Tags: Power Stations, Solar Strategy

Craig Parsons,IT Director at Granby,Will Become a Minority Shareholder in The Business

Dec 5, 2013

The move will see managing director Joanne Varey become majority shareholder while Stephen Bentley, who acquired Granby from the Omnicom Corporation, will become chairman and remain a minority shareholder. Craig Parsons, IT director at ...

Tags: Granby, Management Buyout

Valve Announced an Intention to Enter The Education Sector

Jul 16, 2013

Games developer Valve, which already runs the world's biggest and most successful software download platform, Steam, and is planning its own branded PC line, has announced an intention to enter the education sector. Launching a service ...

Tags: education, Service, Computer Products, education software

DfE New English National Curriculum Framework Is Too Focused

Jul 10, 2013

The Department for Education's (DfE) new English National Curriculum framework is "too focused on the development side of computing", Joanna Poplawska of The Corporate IT Forum's Education and Skills Commission has told Computing. While ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

DfE Report Entitled The National Curriculum in England Framework

Feb 17, 2013

A new Department for Education (DfE) report entitled The National Curriculum in England Framework offers more details of the coalition's plans to improve the teaching of computing, but provides no formal backing for Education Secretary ...

Tags: Department for Education, England Framework, computing

Google and Secretary Michael Gove to Add Computer Science to The English Baccalaureate

Feb 5, 2013

Google's donation of 15,000 Raspberry Pi computers and last week's decision by Education Secretary Michael Gove to add computer science to the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) are a mere "diversion" from the UK's real problems in IT education, ...

Tags: Google Raspberry, PI Gift, Computer Products

Computer Science Is to Be Included as Part of The English Baccalaureate

Feb 1, 2013

Computer science is to be included as part of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), a performance indicator that measures the percentage of students in a school who achieve grades A* to C at GCSE level in specific subjects. The EBacc ...

Tags: computer science, English Baccalaureate, computer

The UK's Education Claims Business Secretary Vince Cable as Fewer People Study The Subject

Jan 31, 2013

The UK's education, training and technology sectors will be among the major areas of UK export growth over the next few years, claims business secretary Vince Cable - despite a forthcoming shortage of qualified computer scientists as fewer ...

Tags: UK, education, training, export growth

2,000 Pieces of IT Equipment Went Missing From Government Departments

Jan 9, 2013

Over 2,000 pieces of IT equipment went missing from government departments in between 2011 and 2012, according to data released by the House of Commons. The information came to light after Gareth Thomas, Labour MP for Harrow West and ...

Tags: IT equipment, government departments, 2011, 2012

DWP Estimates Total Benefit Overpayments Due to Fraud and Error in 2011-12 Were GBP 3.2bn

Dec 27, 2012

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that total benefit overpayments due to fraud and error in 2011-12 were GBP3.2 billion, equating to 2% of total benefit expenditure of GBP 159bn. Total underpayments in 2011-12 are ...

Tags: Department for Work and Pensions, benefit overpayments, fraud, service

IT Professionals and Teachers Expressed Concerns to Remove ICT From The School Curriculum

Dec 24, 2012

IT professionals and teachers have expressed concerns over the government’s decision to remove ICT from the school curriculum for two years while a new computer science curriculum is devised. During the Reviewing the ICT Curriculum ...

Tags: IT, ICT, ICT curriculum, computer

In 2015,The EBacc Is Set to Replace The Current GCSE Examination System in 5 Core Subjects

Dec 6, 2012

Vint Cerf–the founding father of the internet–is backing the BCS's call for computer science to be included in the English Baccalaureate(EBacc). In 2015,the EBacc is set to replace the current GCSE examination system in five ...

Tags: Vint Cerf, Computer Science, EBacc, Education

The Department for Education Is Cutting It Staff Among 1,000 Job Losses

Nov 15, 2012

The Department for Education is cutting IT staff among 1,000 job losses to reduce total headcount by a quarter. The announcement comes as the government aims to shrink Whitehall to its smallest size since the Second World War under the ...

Tags: IT staff, job losses, Civil Service Reform Plan, cutting red tape

BCS Has Made The First Draft of The Reformed ICT Curriculum Available to The Public

Oct 30, 2012

The British Computing Society(BCS)has made the first draft of the reformed ICT curriculum available to the public. Available on the BCS website,the first draft has been unveiled to enable the BCS and the Royal Academy of ...

Tags: BCS, ICT curriculum, BCS website, RAEng

DfE Has Announced Scholarships to Encourage Graduates Into Teaching Computer Science

Oct 19, 2012

The Department for Education(DfE)has announced scholarships to encourage graduates into teaching computer science. The British Computer Society(BCS)is managing the project for the DfE,with the department providing the funding alongside ...

Tags: DfE, BCS, fund, computer science teachers

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