The computing curriculum is abstract and unmotivating, and it doesn't show teenagers how the subject can be applied to solve the world's big challenges. The curriculum needs updating to reflect this and to include areas like AI and data analysis, as well as an understanding of the huge social and economic impact of computing.
Pupils should acquire digital skills and be taught to get the best out of tools like ChatGPT so they can succeed in life and modern careers, the chartered institute said.
A BCS analysis found that 94 percent of girls and 79 percent of boys in England drop computing as soon as they can at 14 years old.
The BCS proposes a new qualification to sit alongside computer science, which would continue to teach the fundamentals of computing and address the exclusion of many students from digital skills.
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