According to Michael Gove, schools will "be better placed and children better prepared for the future if they understand the language of the future."
The Hour of Code had almost 20 million participants in the United States. Many UK organisations are currently involved in trying to encourage pupils to participate.
New research reveals that 57 per cent of low-income families say their child struggles to access devices or reliable internet outside school, severely impacting their education.
The number of eligible children taking up the offer of free school meals in Scotland has increased for the second year running, according to the latest statistics.
Schools in England must take “proactive” action to identify and support children at risk of falling out of the education system, according to updated statutory guidance.
According to a new survey, science teachers are struggling to deliver practical lessons – and could face the problem of lab technicians leaving the profession.
Fifty two of the schools with targeted grant funding have had RAAC removed, and a further 71 schools with RAAC are in the process of being rebuilt under the School Rebuilding Programme.