Computer Science

Exam Board: OCR

OCR’s GCSE (9–1) in Computer Science will encourage students to:

Assessment

J277/01: Computer systems (Written Exam: 50% of total GCSE – 1 Hour and 30 Minutes)

This component will assess:

J277/02:Computational thinking, algorithms and programming (Written Exam: 50% of total GCSE – 1 Hour and 30 Minutes)

This component will assess:

Both papers are non-calculator based.

Requirements

Computer Science requires a high level of Mathematics and Coding and you must have a passion to want to learn how to program using Python. Computer Science requires the understanding of how computers and technologies work, and how to develop software and games rather than learning how to use them. You will need to think creatively, be willing to problem solve and use computational thinking with a passion to further develop your computing skills and knowledge in an ever-changing technological world.

Where can it lead?

The knowledge and skills developed will help you to progress onto a range of academic pre-16 and post-16 study including:

Computer Science works well with A-Levels in Mathematics and Science, but the links are endless with cross-curricular links to all other subjects to prepare you for the future involving technology in every field. Any degree or diploma in a Computing related subject. Exciting possible careers include Engineering, Cyber-Security, Games Developer or tester, Ethical Hacking, Multimedia programmer, Systems Analysist, Website Designer, Robotics, Entrepreneurship, Health Information Tech Specialists, Teaching, Animator, Bio-informatics Software Engineer, Computer Forensics, Data Scientist, Mobile Application Developer, Network Manager and AI.