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Sometime in the early 1980s computers appeared in UK schools and a generation of children were taught how to program them. That generation grew up to make the UK a world leader in computer related technologies. Today the picture is very different: with the best of intentions, we have lost the 'how it works' part, in favour of 'how to use it'.There is a growing recognition that this loss is to the detriment both of our young people’s education and of our nation’s prosperity. This briefing note, intended for Governors and Senior Management Teams, provides a basis for a strategic debate about reform of the ICT curriculum.