WW2 Codebreaking Mansion to Become School for Elite Hackers

Bletchley Park, the British World War II codebreaking HQ made famous after its staff cracked the Nazi Enigma Code, is to be turned into a boarding school for teenagers "gifted and talented" in the realm of cyber defence.

Planned by Qufaro - a not-for-profit cybersecurity group - and due to open in 2018, the training college would be free to attend, and require no specific grades to enter, instead setting aptitude tests and favouring those with proven exceptional skills.

After a £5 million restoration, the school will take in around 500 16-19 year olds, with 40% of teaching focusing specifically on cybersecurity - an area the UK is said to be lacking a skilled workforce in.

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