Computing

Curriculum Leader:  Steve Telfer

Intent

Students study computer science to help them understand how computer’s work and the impact that they have on the modern world. We explore concepts such as computer architecture, networks, algorithms, programming and the culture impact of computing. We encourage problem solving through the application of computational thinking and use of theoretical knowledge to solve programming problems. A variety of different programs and contexts are used and students are enabled to develop a deeper understanding of how algorithms work and influence all of our lives. Exam skills are embedded and developed from the start of KS3, with the development of theoretical knowledge and programming skills. There is also a strong link to how computer science relates to careers in ICT and can be applied in the world of work.

The biggest change for 2021/2022 to the Computing department

We are maximising the employability capital provided by computer science with a real focus on computational thinking and programming within our lessons. The topics we study have also been carefully selected to cover a wide range of computer science to broaden students’ knowledge of the impact of technology world around them.