The web industry's role in education

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JASON HOBBS WEB DEVELOPER

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OUR ROLE IN EDUCATION

THE CURRENT SITUATIONaka. THE DOOM AND GLOOM

A-LEVEL ICT. . . !

‘04: 16,106 ‘ 13: 10,419

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-35%

THE CURRENT SITUATION

JCQ (Jan 2014) – http://bit.ly/1jXQ96W

A-LEVEL COMPUTING.. . !

‘04: 8,488 ‘ 13: 3 ,758

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-55%

THE CURRENT SITUATION

JCQ (Jan 2014) – http://bit.ly/1jXQ96W

. . .SOME PERSPECTIVE

THE CURRENT SITUATION

JCQ (Jan 2014) – http://bit.ly/1jXQ96W

BIOLOGY: 64k (+22%) CHEMISTRY: 51k (+39%)

PHYSICS: 35k (+24%) MATHS: 88k (+67%)

ENGLISH: 89k (+9%) ECONOMICS: 26k (+47%)

R.E: 23k (+62%)

THE CURRENT SITUATION

JCQ (Jan 2014) – http://bit.ly/1jXQ96W

UNEMPLOYMENT OF GRADUATES. . . !

COMP-SCI: 12 .9% CREATIVE ARTS & DESIGN: 10.4%

THE CURRENT SITUATION

HESA (Jan 2013) – http://bit.ly/KZh3i2

52% OF EMPLOYERS SAY GRADUATES L ACK SKILLS TO MAKE THEM “WORK READY”

THE CURRENT SITUATION

YouGov (Oct 2013) – http://bit.ly/1f4sM8n

47% OF GRADUATES NOT WORKING IN A ROLE

THAT REQUIRES A DEGREE

THE CURRENT SITUATION

Office of National Statistics (Nov 2013) – http://bit.ly/1eUQGnn

BUT. . .

THE CURRENT SITUATION

THE CURRENT SITUATION

TUITION FEES !

1998: £1k p/a 2004: £3k p/a 2012: £9k p/a*

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* a range between £6k to £9k, an average uptake of £7.5k – http://bit.ly/1jyIsX6

VALUE FOR MONEY?

THE CURRENT SITUATION

THE CURRENT SITUATION

THE REALIT Y

THE SOLUTION

US!

THE SOLUTION

ALL OF US

THE SOLUTION

SO.. .WHAT CAN WE DO?

THE SOLUTION

CONSULTANCY

ADVICE

MATERIAL

FEEDBACK

INVITE

EXPERTISE

WHY?

INPUT vs EFFECT

WHY?

SELF CL ARIT Y

WHY?

IT ’S LOGICAL

WHY?

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

THE SOLUTION

WOULDN’T IT BE NICE. . .

SUMMARY

THANKS

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