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Re:Number of girls in England taking computing GCSE plummets... by richrichie on Thursday June 27, 2024 @02:13AM (#40807792)
> While the government’s reforms were aimed at creating “more academically challenging and knowledge-based” qualifications, the introduction of the new syllabus has had the unintended consequence of driving female entries down, according to new research by King’s College London.

The insinuation here is wild!

Re:Number of girls in England taking computing GCSE plummets... by beardyw on Thursday June 27, 2024 @02:56AM (#40808050)
What insinuation?
Re:Number of girls in England taking computing GCSE plummets... by richrichie on Thursday June 27, 2024 @04:55AM (#40808638)
That female students could not handle reforms aimed at creating “more academically challenging and knowledge-based” qualifications?
Re:Number of girls in England taking computing GCSE plummets... by buttercraft on Thursday June 27, 2024 @10:32AM (#40810953)
They are not interested in the classes and did not enroll. You don't know if they could "handle" it or not.
Re:Number of girls in England taking computing GCSE plummets... by richrichie on Friday June 28, 2024 @12:29AM (#40817725)
"insinuation"
Re:Number of girls in England taking computing GCSE plummets... by countrymile on Sunday June 30, 2024 @11:58AM (#40837926)
The report this is based on is here: scari.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk/