Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Reinstate IT GCSEs
Closed
493 signatures
What the petition asks
With the disaccreditation of the overwhelming majority of ICT/ IT GCSE's there is now an urgent IT skills shortage among our young people as they leave school to go to work. They are not skilled in using Databases, Spreadsheets office style Word Processing functions or Desk Top publishing.
The introduction of Computer Science has been a massive boom for our technically capable young people and Computing in the curriculum has been an excellent addition to the curriculum we deliver.
However, those remaining "IT" qualifications devalue the the production of working digital products and useful digital skills and knowledge in favour of 'hoop jumping' paperwork masquerading as rigour.
However, those remaining "IT" qualifications devalue the the production of working digital products and useful digital skills and knowledge in favour of 'hoop jumping' paperwork masquerading as rigour.
Timeline
| 25 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Feb 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
493
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
25 Aug 2020
Closed
25 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.