Will poor maths really damage the future pool of IT skills?

Declining standards in maths across UK schools will lead to an IT skills shortage according to Scott Fletcher of ANS Group.  Citing results which show that teenagers in England are half as likely as pupils from other developed nations to reach the highest levels of maths, Fletcher believes the natural correlation between coding and mathematics will erode the skill pool.

Schools failing to realise the potential that technology offers

UK schools are spending huge amounts of money on IT equipment that is left to gather dust because teachers are unsure on how to integrate technology into the class room, with a study from charity Nesta finding that the education sector has invested £1.4 billion in the last three years on technology that has little impact on learning.