The threshold for the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) in Wales is set to lower, meaning thousands more young people and households will be able to receive the grant.
The government has set aside £1 million for 16 developers to create AI tools which will help with marketing and giving students personalised feedback, leaving more time for teachers to deliver their lessons.
Data from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has found that the gap between women and men opting for computer-related degrees is the smallest it has ever been, with female students closing the gap on men.
The partnership aims to empower learners with new skills for the future such as coding, digital literacy and creative skills among students and teachers.
Schools, communities and homes across the capital are set to benefit from a digital network to be installed over the next five years by London Grid for Learning (LGfL) and its partner, Internet Service Provider (ISP) Community Fibre.
A share of £170m has been made available to employers, education and training providers to establish new ‘Institutes of Technology’ (IoTs), which will specialise in delivering the higher level technical skills.
More than half (53%) of Brits now believe that learning coding in school is just as important as learning a foreign language, such as French or Spanish.