gcse in computing

GCSE in Computing

Computing is the study of how computer systems work …

… and how computers are made and programmed

Dr Ian Livingstone (Eidos)

“ You look at the countries who are successful in the digital world and, guess what, they’ve all got Computer

Science on the curriculum “

Eric Schmidt (CEO google)

"Your IT curriculum focuses on teaching how to use software, but gives no insight into how it's made.”

August 2011

The GCSE in Computing teaches you to make software

DfE (Department for Education)

”Over 10% of jobs in IT in the UK need computer scientists.”

”There is a real shortage of people leaving college and University with these skills”

You will learn …

The Python programming Language

How to make mobile apps

How to think

like a

computer

How to split a problem down into

parts to solve it

How a microprocessor works and how they are made

What skills do you need?

Interested enough to work at home to learn

a programming language

Be quite good at maths

Be interested in solving problems