May 12, 2014 12:02 PM
Bletchley, Colossus, Cryptanalysis, Education, national museum of computing, TNMOC
A suitable job for a woman: fund raising exercise for Bletchley TNMOC educational programmes
Profile: Philip Virgo
I have blogged before on the unfortunate separation of the National Museum of Computing (home of
March 23, 2012 1:51 PM
2012, Acceptance testing, budget, Education, england, ICL
A genuinely transformative budget measure: hands-on ministerial acceptance tests
Profile: Philip Virgo
One paragraph in Item 1.224 in the section of the Budget papers on "Reforms to support growth" more than makes up for my disappointment with what was not in the budget.
Section 1224 reads as follows:
October 13, 2010 3:18 PM
Education, immigration, middle-class, Training
Towards a sustainable Skills (including Immigration and HE funding) policy
Profile: Philip Virgo
The Browne report recommends a radical simplification of the HE funding system, so that fees reflect costs. This is the day before the deadline for submissions to the BIS...