Skills beyond coding
The skills you'll gain from studying Computer Science go way beyond learning to code. You'll learn to identify a problem then design and build your own creative solutions, as well as learn to solve complex problems using a systematic and logical approach, and much more.
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Our Junior Coders Courses follow the National Curriculum with an emphasis on the hands-on programming components of the syllabus. Throughout these courses, topics and core coding concepts will be introduced through a mix of tutor-led and student-driven projects, which also allow students to develop their understanding of each phase of a project including:
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Analysis and decomposing a problem
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Identifying and designing possible solutions
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Developing and implementing a solution
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Testing and refactoring the solution
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Evaluating their proposal and solution
As part of the GCSE requirements, Computer Science students must develop practical programming skills as they will encounter each of these phases in their Non-Exam Assessment (NEA) where their ability to apply their skills to each phase of a project will be tested and evaluated.
We provide support for both parts of the syllabus:
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COMPUTER SYSTEMS
- System architecture
- Memory and storage
- Wired and wireless networks
- Network topologies, protocols and layers
- System security and systems software
- Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental concerns
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COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
- Algorithms
- Programming techniques
- Producing robust programs
- Computational logic
- Translators and facilities of language
- Data representation
Click on the links below for more information about the GCSE Computer Science syllabus for each Examination Board:
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