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The kids aren't all right: Fall in GCSE compsci students is bad news for employers and Britain's future growth plans

Doctor Syntax Silver badge

It's not a matter of engineers looking down the nose at support staff. It's the problem that policy is being made by people who don't know the difference.

One of the interesting points in the article is that post-secondary education, apprenticeships and degree courses, are actually getting more candidates. If they're doing well and the school courses aren't then it shouldn't be too hard to work out where something's going wrong.

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