Absolutely glad to see this, however, there are some serious concerns which are addressed at the bottom of the article
"There are, of course, significant challenges to overcome, specifically with the immediate shortage of computer science teachers."
When I was an ICT teacher I was the only teacher I met who had any programming experience whatsoever. A large number of these teachers would even struggle with GCSE level maths and I do find it difficult to see how to government could train all these teachers to be able to be at a level necessary to teach any programming skills. Unfortunately those people who are qualified very rarely enter teaching.
Anyone who's studied Maths/Physics/Engineering will have had some programming experience, so I'm guessing most Maths teachers will. Whether they want to teach it is another question though.
"There are, of course, significant challenges to overcome, specifically with the immediate shortage of computer science teachers."
When I was an ICT teacher I was the only teacher I met who had any programming experience whatsoever. A large number of these teachers would even struggle with GCSE level maths and I do find it difficult to see how to government could train all these teachers to be able to be at a level necessary to teach any programming skills. Unfortunately those people who are qualified very rarely enter teaching.