Awarding Body
N/A
Course Level
Various
Qualifications worth
Not an accredited course or a GCSE equivalent (NB: students wishing to gain a GCSE in an IT related subject should ensure they opt to study either the Cambridge National in ICT or GCSE Computer Science separately)
What is the Course?
In Core Computing we will cover a number of skills relating to how Information Technology is used in the real world. This course will look at a wide range of topics and skills to help prepare students for how computing and technology might support a number of environments, ranging from business to education. Students use a range of resources and learning styles, and different contexts are applied to deliver topics, so that work is related to real-life situations as well as supporting their learning in other areas of the curriculum.
What will I learn?
This is a broadly practical course which will take an engaging approach to learning and assessment. The everyday use of ICT, from PCs to smartphones, now impacts on all of our lives enormously. Our Core Computing offering will reflect this and provide students with a grounding of a subject which they can use in their working and academic lives.
Themes are likely to include:
Business Information Systems
Creative Skills in ICT
Web Development Using HTML
Computational Thinking
Digital Literacy
Using ICT Responsibly
Starting in Year 9 it allows learners to maximise the course content they cover across different aspects of the subject. In Year 10 students will go on to study further areas, which will allow them to complete work as well as support their learning in other subject areas.
How will I be assessed?
This is a non-accredited course.
When will I be assessed?
Ongoing and dependent upon topics followed.
Additional Information
All students, including those who opt to study IT & Computer Science separately, will still receive one hour of computing per fortnight as part of Hanley’s core curriculum.
Important Note:
The timetabled hours of Core Computing are limited (one hour per fortnight), and students do not study towards an accredited course in this time
Many of our students still feel that they would like to study an accredited course in an Information Technology-related subject
In which case, they should pursue ONE of the options available to study this curriculum area (either the Cambridge National in Creative iMedia/IT or the GCSE in Computer Science, which will be taught in addition to their core learning)
What will this qualification allow me to do?
A knowledge of Computing and IT is a requirement of virtually any job or career. Even students who do not wish to pursue a career as a specialist in this industry, will still need to have a good all-round knowledge of the subject.