Computer Studies / Computing

Course summary

A Level Computer Science students are exposed to a wealth of experience and resources enabling them to develop into digitally aware, independent learners, who are fully prepared for higher education study. The Computer Science department aims to teach innovative and exciting lessons to effectively support students through the Computer Science based syllabus. The course builds upon core skills in Mathematics, Science and English, along with traditional and contemporary principles that form the basis of Computer Science. Learners are encouraged to develop: • A knowledge and ability to apply the fundamental principles and concepts of Computer Science, including abstraction, decomposition, logic, algorithms and data representation. • The ability to investigate problems in computational terms through practical experience of solving such problems, including developing programs to do so. • The capacity to think creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically and critically. • The capacity to see relationships between different aspects of Computer Science, society and the wider world.