To
equip our students with the necessary skills and knowledge to develop their social,
economic and technological awareness and to enrich their employability skills
to help inform their choices of future pathways. We want to build awareness of
cyber security to give mechanisms to help student’s combat current challenges
around online behaviour.
Advances in Computing are transforming the way Computer Scientists work
and this Computer Science specification reflects this. This popular
qualification, built on strong foundations, delivers a flexible, accessible and
rigorous qualification, backed by top quality support, resources and
professional development. This course focuses on the knowledge, understanding
and skills students need to progress to Higher Education or in the workplace.
Computer Science is a practical subject where students can apply academic
principles learned to real-world systems. This intensely creative subject
combines invention and excitement, looking at the natural world through a
digital prism. Our Computer Science qualification values computational
thinking, helping students to develop the skills to solve problems, design
systems and understand the power and limits of human and machine intelligence.
The programming project will involve designing, creating, testing and
evaluating an IT system for a real world client and students will use knowledge
and skills gained throughout the course to achieve this.
To provide a successful curriculum suited to our student intake profile,
balancing core learning with guided, differentiated pathways for sub-groups or
individuals which inspire and engage students whilst successfully preparing
them for progression at age 18 and future life as learners, employers and
citizens.
To give the students a real world understanding of the use of technology
in the wider world and to provide a theoretical level of knowledge in the
history and inner workings of key aspects of the computer. To cultivate
creative and dynamic problem solvers, both when
using technology and in general, by developing the key skills of computational
thinking.
To give students a deep understanding and engage learners to enhance
their awareness of current affairs and key Economic and Business topics to
enrich and develop their cultural capital and prepare them for a rapidly
changing external environment. To equip students with the analytical and
evaluative skills required to form judgments and opinions about why key
decisions are taken by the government and the impact on the world around us. We
want learners to demonstrate that they can identify and use effectively, in an
integrated way, an appropriate selection of skills, techniques, concepts,
theories and knowledge to help them prepare for progression to employment,
apprentices and further education.
Exam Board: AQA
Qualification Title: Computer Science
Qualification Specification Code: 7515
Qualification Webpage: Click here to visit the AQA webpage for the specification.
Standard Sixth Form entry requirements.
Computer Science
related undergraduate degrees: Games Programming, Systems Analysis, Network
Engineering, Cognitive Science and AI, Data Analysis, Robotics,
Telecommunications, Software Engineering, and more. Computer Science related
Level 3 apprenticeships: IT, Software, Telecoms, Informatics, Creative &
Digital Media, and more. A Computer Science A-Level is a well-respected
qualification to hold, giving opportunities to access relevant university
courses as well as technical careers. The content covered in the Computer
Science A Level coincides with content taught during the first year of most
university Computer Science courses, meaning that students are more attractive
enrolment prospects at better universities.
Miss Watkins, Mr Baker
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