• Computer Science covers a huge amount, from the design of computers, through to programming them and onto applications in areas as diverse as Science, Engineering and the Arts. • It is both an abstract and theoretical discipline and yet intensely practical. The theory of solving problems and the implementation of solutions. • It is not ICT. ICT is like learning to drive a car; Computing is designing the car, servicing the car, upgrading the car, racing the car to the limits.
6 at GCSE & 6 in GCSE Maths
Unit 1 - Computer Systems. Unit 2 - Algorithms and Programming. Both units are written exams with a combination of short and long answer questions. Both exams are 2hr30 worth 40% taken at the end of Year 13. In Year 13 Units 1 and 2 are progressed onto a higher level. Students also undertake a full project worth 20%. It’s a substantial piece of work, where they are excepted to plan, develop and test a computer system ideally to meet the needs of a real person.
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| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Austen Way, St Albans, AL4 0XB |
• Computer Science covers a huge amount, from the design of computers, through to programming them and onto applications in areas as diverse as Science, Engineering and the Arts. • It is both an abstract and theoretical discipline and yet intensely practical. The theory of solving problems and the implementation of solutions. • It is not ICT. ICT is like learning to drive a car; Computing is designing the car, servicing the car, upgrading the car, racing the car to the limits.
6 at GCSE & 6 in GCSE Maths
Unit 1 - Computer Systems. Unit 2 - Algorithms and Programming. Both units are written exams with a combination of short and long answer questions. Both exams are 2hr30 worth 40% taken at the end of Year 13. In Year 13 Units 1 and 2 are progressed onto a higher level. Students also undertake a full project worth 20%. It’s a substantial piece of work, where they are excepted to plan, develop and test a computer system ideally to meet the needs of a real person.