Lucy Gill at Micro:bit Educational Foundation argues that to bridge the digital skills gap we need promote text-based coding Computing education is a business issue. The UK loses out on £6.3 billion a ...

The Pytch app is designed to help students learn how to use Python by using the skills they have developed in the block-based programming language Scratch. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and ...

Block-based editors are simple to use but can be limiting if complex programs need to be written. Text-based languages add more flexibility but are harder to understand and use. Flowcharts are simple ...