Computer science part of English Baccalaureate

Computer science will now become part of a group of core subjects measured in league tables

4 February 2013 Last updated at 19:33 GMT
 
By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent

Computer science is going to become part of the English Baccalaureate - one of the measures used in school league tables in England.

It will be included as one of the science options that count towards this measure.
The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) requires pupils to get good GCSE grades in English, maths, sciences, history or geography and a language.

Technology firms have been calling for a bigger role for studying computing.
Microsoft's education director Steve Beswick welcomed the announcement as the "start of a journey" in changing how computer science is taught.
He wants the subject to be taught to even younger children, including in primary school.

A Google spokeswoman said this "marks a significant further investment in the next generation of British computer scientists".

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