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The option to study BTEC Level 2 in Digital Information Technology or GCSE (9-1) Computer Science is available to pupils. These courses provide pupils with a great understanding in a range of different software packages.
- GCSE Computing or GCSE ICT
- Practical “hands on” projects
- Website and systems development
- Image Manipulation
- Thorough and detailed theory investigations
- Comprehensive one to one support
BTEC Level 2 in Digital Information Technology
Students who wish to pursue a Level 2 BTEC in Digital Information Technology will be required to explore three units of work over the 3 years. This will include two internally assessed pieces of coursework and an externally assessed examination.
The structure of the course can be found below:
During Component 1, students will:
• Explore user interface design and development principles
• Investigate how to use project planning techniques to manage a digital project
• Discover how to develop and review a digital user interface.
During Component 2, students will:
• Explore how data impacts on individuals and organisations
• Draw conclusions and make recommendations on data intelligence
• Develop a dashboard using data manipulation tools.
During Component 3, your students will:
• Explore how modern information technology is evolving
• Consider legal and ethical issues in data and information sharing
• Understand what cyber security is and how to safeguard against it.
EDUQAS GCSE (9-1) Computer Science
Students who wish to pursue a GCSE in Computer Science will be required to explore three units of work over the 3 years. This will include two externally assessed examinations and Software Development Programming project.
The structure of the course can be found below:
Component 1: Understanding Computer Science Written examination: 1 hour 45 minutes 62.5% of the qualification 100 marks
Component 2: Computational Thinking and Programming On-screen examination: 2 hours 37.5% of the qualification 60 marks
Component 3: Software Development Programming project: 20 hours Unweighted
