We asked you to complete an event evaluation survey for the recent Heads of Computing event. We closed the survey this morning and we now have the results. The overall satisfaction rating for the event was 93%. The organisation of the event was very positively evaluated, and the agenda, format and duration of the day were liked. On a less positive note, the location was less well liked and the directions to the room were criticised. But, overall, the event…

We often get enquiries about new awards (such as “When will it be available?” and “Can my centre offer it?”) so we decided to create a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for all new (or significantly changed) awards. Our first FAQ is about Digital Passport. You can download a PDF version of it here. I hope that it’s of some use to you. We will produce a FAQ for all future developments so look out for them in future. The next…

As readers will know, we recently made changes to the External Verification Groups. This was done in response to a Royal Society report that made recommendations about naming the subject area. The new Verification Groups are: 288 Information Technology 357 Computer Science 358 Digital Literacy While the overall subject area remains “Computing”, it is now sub-divided into these sub-groups. We recently updated the definitions that SQA uses for the cognate groups. This is more than a cosmetic change. For one…