ASE 2025 Annual Conference

With retail sales revenue of £4.74 billion (source: Clement, Statista 19 December 2023), the video game market in the UK is reputed to be the leading video game market in Europe, making it the one of the largest gaming market worldwide, potentially more lucrative than the music and visual entertainment sectors.  This has inspired a new and next generation of game makers who are learning and honing their creative programming skills in school.  So why is the computing and technology sector still suffering a recruitment crisis for quality and skilled staff?  

Many applauded the reorganisation of the Computing curriculum in schools which was expanded in 2013 to include much more extensive coverage of computer programming concepts in Primary schools. However, the pressures and constraints of time, cost and expertise are making school leaders across all stages of the education system feel frustrated and publicly question its value.

Hear how one double-award winning London school attempts to rise above those challenges, establishing collaborations beyond the playground perimeter, to create changemakers to feed the future recruitment needs of the Computing and Technology sectors.