Computer Science

To instil a love of learning for computing and give pupils reasons to continue to explore it.
To encourage pupils to be good digital citizens and, respectful and responsible users of IT.
To provide a skill base for digital work for all subject areas at the school.
To encourage enterprising pupils who are resilient and independent in thought, action and learning.
To allow pupils to appreciate the social, ethical, legal, and environmental aspects surrounding computing.
To encourage pupils to consider the global impact of Computer Science.
To provide an understanding of the principle of computational thinking and its place in computing and, indeed, in everyday life.
To provide pupils with the tools to effectively employ computing, through computational thinking and algorithms.
To provide a solid knowledge of programming and appropriate programming techniques.
To provide a platform for GCSE, A level and beyond.