Newsletter › How school AI rules differ around the world
England's professional IT body has been appointed to draft a broader computing curriculum covering AI, data and digital literacy.
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BCS will lead drafting of the revised curriculum and qualifications after an independent review found the existing one too narrow. The plan includes replacing the Computer Science GCSE with a broader Computing GCSE and exploring a new data science and AI qualification. Safe technology use and critical thinking about online content are also priorities.
The current computing curriculum is seen as too narrow for an AI-shaped world.
“New computing curriculum will teach AI awareness and digital literacy”, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, 10 Feb 2026.
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Estonia announced a national public-private program to put AI learning tools and teacher training into schools, modeled on its earlier push to connect every school to the internet.
Beijing will require every primary and secondary school to teach at least eight hours of AI a year from autumn 2025, with the approach changing by age.
Brazil's National Education Council is preparing the country's first specific guidance on AI in education, covering opportunities and risks.