'No, I CAN'T write code myself,' admits woman in charge of teaching our kids to code
The government's "Year Of Code" scheme to bring computer programming into schools for children as young as five has degenerated into a political bunfight.
"The word 'coding' has been hijacked and abused by politicians and media who don't understand stuff,” the Raspberry Pi foundation’s director of educational development and a former teacher, Clive Beale, tweeted at the weekend.
The scheme has also raised the profile of a network of companies and consultants who'll ultimately profit from the "teach kids to code" gravy train. Additionally, it has left candidates who consider themselves rather better qualified out in the cold - and they're not happy. Emma Mulqueeny of Young Rewired State, who has spent six years organising youth coding events, says she was invited to advise the board only two days before last week's launch - and has now resigned.
