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In the 1980s, the BBC explored the world of computing in The Computer Literacy Project. They commissioned a home computer (the BBC Micro) and taught viewers how to program. The Computer Literacy Project chronicled a decade of information technology and was a milestone in the history of computing in Britain, helping to inspire a generation of coders. This site contains all 146 of the original Computer Literacy Project programmes plus 121 related programmes, broken down into 2,509 categorised, searchable clips. Watch any of the 267 programmes Explore 2,509 programme clips by topic or text search Find out how the BBC Computer Literacy Project came about Run 166 BBC Micro programs that were used on-screen

"This paper describes how Brentwood School are incorporating aspects of micro technology within the life of the school. They are using a design based, problem solving approach which serves to bring together applications in both science and the arts This paper has been specially written by Alan Robinson, who is head of the Applied Science and Technology Department at Brentwood School. The Centre is grateful to him for his contribution. July 1984."

A visit from Peter Kemp, who is writing a history of Computer Science education led to the discovery of two early documents from the sixties and from the eighties.

Actually the second edition of the bulletin - 00000 was the first!

In 1966, the group was an informal co-operative organisation for teachers (and others) who were interested in the uses of computers in teaching in educational institutions. The group was particularly interested in the activities in schools, colleges of education, colleges of commerce, colleges of further education, colleges of technology and in technical colleges.

This report is concerned with aspects of the work undertaken by the Microelectronics Education Programme (MEP), which was established by the Department of Education and Science (DES) in 1980. The Programme initially had a budget of £12 million spread over four years, but the Programme was later extended by two years and spent over £23 million in the course of its life. The report is based on the evidence obtained during the period 1983 to 1986. In this period HMI sought to identify the extent to which schools were able to respond to the opportunities and challenges of working with new information technology (IT), and to assess the influence of the MEP. In the course of the survey visits were made to over 350 educational institutions in England. This report also draws on information from over 200 others where computing work had been observed in the course of normal visiting. In addition a variety of MEP committees and in-service training sessions was attended and numerous MEP-funded materials were reviewed. The work of pupils with special needs and of the Special Education aspects of the MEP is commented on only briefly, in view of the more limited evidence available during the main part of the survey.

"A report prepared by Robert Albury and David Allen of the BBC Continuing Education Department for the Manpower Services Commission" December 1979