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We’re here to help you discover and determine the ideal pathway for your individual learners. And we’ll be there to support you, every step of the way.  \nSkills for a digital future  \nWhat are the digital skills that today’s young people need to thrive in the future? This supplement considers how the new Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) in Computer Science can prepare students for the modern world  \nTweet us @SecEd_Education  Sign [up for our free weekly ebulletins. Visit](up for our free weekly ebulletins. Visit www.sec-ed.co.uk)[ www.sec-ed.co.uk](up for our free weekly ebulletins. Visit www.sec-ed.co.uk)  \nVisit us online for more information:  \n[go. pearson.com/ks4digital](go. pearson.com/ks4digital)  \nA2232  \n| | DIGITAL SKILLS PODCAST |\n| --- | --- |\n| Tim Brady and other experts will be discussing the teaching of digital skills ina SecEd Podcast dueto be published on September 16. Listen for free via\u003Cbr>[http://bit.ly/seced-podcast](http://bit.ly/seced-podcast) |  |\n\nDIGITAL SKILLS  \nDigital skills and employability  \nThe landscape of digital skills is constantly changing and, as such, qualifications and schools are adapting to prepare learners for the modern world...  \nT  \nhe world of work is changing. Young people are expected to enter the workforce with a wider  \nrange of skills than ever before – and so the role of the classroom is changing, too.  \nMore than 80 per cent of advertised openings across the UK require some level of digital skill (Nania et al, 2019) and company leaders often claim they are struggling to find digitally skilled employees – so raising digital skills throughout schools and throughout the UK will drive up opportunities for economic and personal growth.  \nIndeed, the Working Futures Evidence Report 2012-2022 from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills warns that an estimated additional 1.2 million people with specialist digital skills will be required by 2022 (UKCES, 2014) .  \nDigital skills  \nDigital literacy is all about the digital skills we need for success now and in the future. It is about developing the knowledge and abilities to help us stand out to employers. 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It is about being fulfilled and engaged in a rewarding career that helps you grow in ways you may not even have imagined.  \nStudents and teachers, along with the rest of us, are entering a period of reflection and reinvention caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and therefore may choose to focus more on building skills for a career in a digital, global, more technological world.  \nThat future may bring a renewed focus on careers carried out via remote working, furthering the trend towards asynchronous work and a growing demand for workers who are able to carry out their roles independently. 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