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The aims and expectations of teaching and learning in Computer Science.

The Department seeks to develop in students the following:

Can understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation.
Can analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems.
Can evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems.
Are responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology.

KS3 & KS4 Higher Curriculum Overview

Term	Year 8	Year 9	Year 10
Autumn 1	Introduction to programming	Introduction to Computer Science	Computational Thinking
Autumn 2	Binary representation	Introduction to Computer Science	Data
Spring 1	E-safety	E-safety- Cyber security	Computers
Spring 2	Spreadsheet modelling	Binary logic	Networks
Summer 1	HTML	Graphics design	Issues and impact
Summer 2	Scratch to Python	Computers	Programming

GCSE Results 2022

Congratulations to the Year 11 students on another successful year.

Why you should consider this subject

Studying computer science will help you to develop problem-solving, critical thinking and complex analytical skills. Skills such as these are especially useful for specialists working with complex algorithms and big data to create instructions and understand design patterns