Computer Science (Key Stage 5)
Computer Science is a practical subject where students can apply the academic principles learned in the classroom to real-world systems. It’s an intensely creative subject that combines invention and excitement, and can look at the natural world through a digital prism.
Students will be taught:
- An understanding and ability to apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including: abstraction, decomposition, logic, algorithms and data representation
- The ability to analyse problems in computational terms through practical experience of solving such problems, including writing 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
- Mathematical skills.
Computer Science (Key Stage 5)
Websites
| Website Address | Description of what is offered | Password |
| https://student.craigndave.org/a-level-videos | Videos for each of the bullet points in the specification, suitable for revision and flipped learning | |
| https://isaaccomputerscience.org/ | Independent learning and revision of computer science for A Level | |
| https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/computer-science-revision/a-level-ocr/ | Independent learning and revision of computer science for A Level |
Career Opportunities
The transferable skills that are developed in the study of digital media will allow access to a range of career opportunities. However, typical career paths include:
- IT Project Manager
- Forensic Computer Analyst
- Computer Games Developer
- Computer Service and Repair Technician
- Computer Games Tester
- Network Manager
- Cyber Security