Key Stage 3
💻 Computing
Our Computing programme has been developed in conjunction with leading education and industry experts to ensure that the skills being developed at primary and lower secondary level prepare students for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE and beyond.
Overview
Our Computing programme has been developed in conjunction with leading education and industry experts to ensure that the skills being developed at primary and lower secondary level prepare students for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE and beyond.
What Students Study
- 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 that they 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.
Assessment & Progress
The Lower Secondary Computing consists of one externally-set achievement test: Written examination: 1 hour 20 minutes.
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