Computer Science
Members of Staff
- Mr. S. Kadiri - Subject Lead of Computer Science
- Mr. A. Damani - Teacher of Computer Science
Computer Science at KS3
In years 7 and 8, students have 1 lesson of computer science weekly and study a wide variety of units covering the following strands of assessment: Algorithms; Programming and Development; Data and Data Representation; Hardware and Processing; Communication and Networks; Information Technology.
Year 7
Year 8
Computer Science at KS4
Examination Board:
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OCR GCSE Computer Science (Grade 9 – 1) – J277
Students will sit two written exams in year 11 each worth 50% of the overall qualification grade. Each paper lasts 1hour and 30mins each are scored out of 80 marks and they are both no-calculator exams (no calculators allowed).
- Paper 1 will focus on computer systems
- Paper 2 will focus on computational thinking, algorithms and programming.
Support Your Child
Useful websites for homework support
BBC GCSE bitesize has lots of useful revision and self-testing pages for GCSE students
KS3
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Homework is based around key IT and digital employability skills using the iDEA Award badges (https://idea.org.uk/) and these are set fortnightly via https://www.showmyhomework.co.uk/.
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Ask if you can help, encourage your child to do their best with their homework.
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You can help them with presentation, spelling and by checking whether the work is complete.
KS4
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Homework is set using a dedicated computer science revision platform called Smart Revise (https://smartrevise.online/) and is set fortnightly via https://www.showmyhomework.co.uk/.
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Ask your child if they have any homework.
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Encourage your child to complete homework on time.
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Remind them to put adequate effort into their homework.
Trips/Visits
The Computer Science Faculty has organised various trips and visits in the last few years. Some of these include Sky Sports studio visit in West London, and visits to Tablet Academy courses in local schools. There are plans to organise more trips to places such as The Computing Museum and Bletchley Park plus various others that will encourage students to make the expected or better progress in their respective courses.
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