James Woodward

Skills minister @Jacqui_Smith1 in #LabourConferece24 fringe on AI in education AI is an ‘enormous opportunity for public services and skills - but there is a challenge to ensure young people have basic digital skills to benefit from those opportunities’, Smith says

Congrats to everyone who got level 3 results yesterday 🎉 This year, grades were finally more or less back to where they were before Covid across the whole of England, Wales and NI. Here are some key themes to bear in mind when looking at the results bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Best of luck from all of us at UCAS🎓 You will receive an email from us with an update on your application just before 08:00 tomorrow. For last-minute results day prep and Clearing advice: bit.ly/2NV1PfT

Ensuring a robust team of skilled digital engineers with adequate time for continuous learning and access to cutting-edge tools is crucial for maintaining a reliable digital service. Particularly relevant in light of recent challenges faced by X. I've shared my with @BBCTech

A week of riots in the UK - and a week of silence from the big social media companies and messaging apps. Why? I spoke with @Marthalanefox, @MattNavarra, Adam Leon Smith @bcs and @KahlertHanna to reflect on what has happened since the unrest began bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Musk stirs UK divisions, sparks calls for faster rollout of online safety laws reut.rs/3WR3f0l

Speaking to @LBCNews' @martinstanford, @bcs fellow Adam Leon Smith said: There's got to be a tipping point where a foreign billionaire platform owner needs to take some responsibility for running a toxic bot network that has become one of the main sources of fake news in the UK.

BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, has urged media regulator Ofcom to consider fining X after this weekend's riots. Adam Leon Smith, a fellow of BCS, said: "When misinformation leads to riots and unrest, there must be consequences." Latest: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Free legal advice: You don’t have to attend a riot to be prosecuted for conspiracy to riot. You don’t have to be present at a terrorist incident to be guilty of encouraging it. A lot of Twitter warriors will be getting some unpleasant knocks on the door over the coming weeks.

Starmer told to ‘wake up’ and protect UK from cyber attacks before it is too late Report by @bcs @Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

@matthewclifford Exciting times @matthewclifford - @bcs is keen to help & contribute.

Hey I spy. @GossiTheDog and me in here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… 😍🫡

We're thrilled that Ofqual has responded to our community about harsh grading in GCSE Computer Science. Changes for this year's students mean fairer assessments. Thanks to all who contributed to this positive outcome! hubs.ly/Q02H5mCN0 #GCSE #ComputerScience #FairGrading

Thank you to IT Teams! @RashikParmar MBE, our Group CEO praises IT professionals for their dedication during the CrowdStrike crisis. IT pros should be held to the highest standards like medicine! #ITHeroes #CrowdStrikeCrisis

Join me in thanking the tech professionals for their dedication and commitment in fixing the issues left in the wake of the CrowdStrike outage. Although their work isn’t always seen or understood - it is vital... Awesome work - a huge thank you from me and the @bcs

Empowering to hear @bphillipsonMP talk passionately about importance of education, schools, & teachers. Looking forward to working with you, @educationgovuk & @CMcKinnellMP to ensure every child is digitally literate @CompAtSch @bcs @BarefootComp

And so - we're delighted to announce that the winner of this year's #UKtech50 and the most influential person in UK technology 2024 is... Sir Alan Bates. It simply had to be him #PostOfficeScandal Here's what Alan had to say on receiving his award: youtu.be/GXG8dO1SPcs?fe…

Ofcom warned it must change outdated reporting rules to counter election day fake news by @bcs Via @Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

Representatives of the @BCS have been out and about on the airwaves over the last week, check them out in the thread below!

Make sure to sign up for the next @bcs Policy Jam on 22/5, with the amazing @JimWooChelt, @adamsonjulia, @PorterHE, and more!