1. GCSE COMPUTING Dan Gardner | @englandraider

2. Session Objectives Gain an overview of the Computer Science curriculum at Key Stage 4 (GCSE). Understand the assessment framework for the OCR GCSE Computing course.

3. GCSE Computer Science courses

4. Available Resources

5. OCR Specification & Assessment A451: “Computer Systems & Programming” 90 minute exam paper A452: “Practical Investigation” 20 hour Controlled Assessment A453: “Programming Project” 20 hour Controlled Assessment

6. Example Assessment Materials

7. Computer Programming is required Learning to program is fun! (for a logical thinker)

8. Variable Constant Assignment Boolean String Integer Real Number Array Operator Sequence Condition Iteration Count Loop Condition Loop Programming Concepts (OCR spec)

9. Finding out more… Exam Board Websites: Specification (what do we need to teach?) Sample assessment materials (past exam papers, etc) CAS Community Website: Unofficial “official” guides to introducing GCSE Computer Science Teaching resources Discussion of strategic approaches