Interest in the Computing A-Level continues to decline, but will moves by industry and academics make tech qualifications attractive again to the next generation?

The latest crop of A-level results has seen ICT and computing subjects continue to lose ground, even as more general science and technology exams become more popular. Education and the high-tech ...

The number of UK students studying computing at A-level increased significantly this year, but experts have warned that more needs to be done to address skills gaps in areas like cybersecurity. It was ...

This years A-Level results are in, and whilst the overall proportions of A and A* grades are down, some positive news is discernible in the underlying trends, particularly ...

Cybersecurity experts have welcomed the greater numbers of students taking the Computing A-level exam in the UK this year but warned more is needed to fill the talent pipeline for workplace roles.

Numbers of both male and female students sitting A-Level computing exams rose in 2021, although there is still a long way to go to encourage more girls into tech ...

A-level computing is dominated by boys with only 9.8% of the total number taking the exam being girls.

Computing saw the biggest increase in the number of A-level entries in the UK this year, jumping by 17% from 15,693 in 2022 to 18,306. This was enough to propel it into the top 15 most popular ...

The number of girls who sat A-level computing across the UK this year was still fewer than 3,000, despite the number gradually climbing each year. While the number of girls choosing to take A ...

Early 1970s computer A-level papers throw light on a time when schools had to prove they had access to a computer.