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COMPUTING

The Computing Curriculum

This course gives students a real, in-depth understanding of how computer technology works. The course develops critical thinking, analysis and problem-solving skills through the study of computer programming, giving students a fun and interesting way to develop these skills, which can be transferred to other subjects and even applied in day-to-day life.

The qualification specifically requires students to undertake a practical investigation which involves planning and carrying out a practical investigation of a given topic. Students also develop their skills with programming and learn a specific coding language; they create algorithms which provide solutions to stated problems, then code their solutions in a suitable programming language.

The content of the curriculum for GCSE Computer Science at Riverside School uses the OCR specification. The current version of this specification can be found here:

https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/computer-science-j277-from-2020/

We also offer BTEC Creative Media Production which aims to equip young people with the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to design and make, effective digital products for others to use. We focus on web and graphic design on this pathway. The specification can be found here:

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-tech-awards/creative-media-production.html

The content of the curriculum for A-Level Computer Science at Riverside School uses the OCR specification. The current version of this specification can be found here:

https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/170844-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-computer-science-h446.pdf

 

 

 

Riverside’s Values

Mr A. Roberts, Headteacher
At Riverside School, we serve our local community, meeting the needs of a rapidly growing school population in the Thames View and Riverside areas in the southern part of our borough, maintaining the very highest standard of education to ensure ‘Excellence for All’.

Our success is a result of an absolute emphasis on learning, the brilliant parental support that we receive and our close-knit team of enthusiastic and incredibly talented staff. There is a real sense of passion and dynamism that students and staff bring to all that they do, sharing the following common values:

  • Learning is at the heart of everything we do.
  • We celebrate our diversity.
  • We respect each other 
  • We have high aspirations.



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