Computer Science

Departmental Aims

• To teach students how technology works and how to develop and utilise it.
• To explore programming languages and principles.
• To equip students with the skills to harness technology and make the best of it in their chosen future career.

Facilities

• Two full-time and one part-time members of staff with a wealth of experience.
• Three fully equipped computer labs.
• Access to a wide range of programs and software to allow flexibility of approach, for example Python and Java.

A Level Curriculum Summary

We follow the OCR A Level specification H446. This includes a project, in the past students have written iPhone apps, educational games and interactive websites.

Co-curricular, Enrichment, Extension and Support

• Encouragement to be involved with local and national programming and cyber security competitions.
• A variety of personalised support sessions at lunch times to help students achieve the best possible grade.
• The opportunity to assist with Computer Science support sessions for younger members of our school community.