1. GCSE COMPUTING

2. Exciting ‘new’ course at GCSE level A mathematical science discipline Explores the logic, processes and technology behind how computers work Involves: – Programming computers in a variety of languages – Understanding computer hardware, types of software, networks and systems, professional standards – Designing and creating databases

3. Excellent GCSE Computing results in our first 2 years: YearA*/AA*-C 201562.587.5% 201430%75% 201323%92% National (2015) 22.4%66.8%

4. 40% Exam – [taken at the end of year 11] 30% Programming Project – [completed during year 10] 30% Practical Investigation – [completed during year 11]

5. What will they study? Year 9 Programming Theory Programming practice Theory Units Mock Controlled Assessment Year 10 Programming Practice Programming Controlled Assessment Theory Units Year 11 Investigation Controlled Assessment Theory UnitsExam

6. Official OCR by George Rouse & Sean O’Byrne £7.99 on Amazon.co.uk Two different text books available. Independent by Alan Milosevic & Dorothy Williams £9.29 on Amazon.co.uk

7. Notepad++ – www.notepad-plus-plus.org/download www.notepad-plus-plus.org/download Scratch – scratch.mit.edu scratch.mit.edu Chrome Web Browser – www.google.com/chrome www.google.com/chrome Python 3 – www.python.org/download/ www.python.org/download/

8. Codecademy (Must be used with Google Chrome) – www.codecademy.com www.codecademy.com W3 Schools – www.w3schools.com www.w3schools.com OCR Exam Board Website – www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-computing-j275-from-2012/ www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-computing-j275-from-2012/ Royal Institute Christmas Lectures 2008 – www.youtube.com/user/benzeman118/videos www.youtube.com/user/benzeman118/videos

9. The Gadget Show – gadgetshow.channel5.com gadgetshow.channel5.com BBC Click (Available on iPlayer) – www.bbc.co.uk/click www.bbc.co.uk/click BBC News Website Tech Section – www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology/

10. Mr B Redmond (Head of Dept, teacher 10J) – b.redmond@burychurch.bury.sch.uk b.redmond@burychurch.bury.sch.uk Mr H Daniel-Sam (teacher, 10K) – h.daniel-sam@burychurch.bury.sch.uk h.daniel-sam@burychurch.bury.sch.uk