Coding in Welsh Schools

Will Wales enter the 21st Century 16, 17, 18, 19 years later than most? Welsh Labour has finally included a reference to a new curriculum that incorporates 21st C skills, but, has not set a date for its inclusion or its effectiveness unlike its target for Cymraeg.

Labours says it will:

• Develop a new Curriculum for Wales
• Develop a new system of accredited Initial Teacher Education and Training
• Work towards establishing teaching as an all-Masters profession
• Support the rollout of digital competence in our schools and develop coding skills in our young people

Do you trust them to enact these priorities?

I know which I would prefer my children to learn, but will I have a choice? 

When will "you can take a horse to water, but you can not make him drink" dawn on Welsh Labour?

Reference

Coding skills in schools to exploit the digital economy

Coding skills in schools to exploit the digital economy. (2016). Welsh Labour Manifesto. Retrieved 24 April 2016, from http://www.togetherfor.wales/coding_skill