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<p>The government has a number of interventions in place to help promote and support
digital skills. The Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework includes a section
titled ‘Understanding the world’. This involves children understanding the physical
world and community through opportunities to explore, observe, and find out about
their broader environment, including the technology within their environment.</p><p>In
primary and secondary education, the 2014 key stage 1-4 computing curriculum, together
with reformed GCSEs and A levels, represents a significant step-change from the previous
out-dated approach, and include new challenging content such as coding, Boolean logic,
and algorithms.</p><p>The government is investing £84 million of new funding over
the next five years to improve the teaching of computing and drive up participation
in computer science qualifications, particularly amongst girls. This will include
increasing the expertise of up to 8,000 existing computer science teachers and a new
National Centre for Computing Education.</p><p>We are investing £500 million in reforming
the technical education system, which includes the development of a specialist digital
route with a clear pathway to employment. The government has also introduced new digital
degree apprenticeships, which are employer accredited and have seen a growing number
of employers and universities come together to create high quality curricula. In addition,
the government has supported the creation of Ada, the National College of Digital
Skills, which will teach up to 5,000 students over the next seven years for a wide
range of digital careers.</p>
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