The Computer Science and Media Studies department consists of a team of three specialist teachers, all in their own classrooms fully equipped for the curriculum offered. We offer a balanced curriculum for the digital age, with a focus upon building student resilience, improving their problem solving skills and encouraging them to develop their transferable digital literacy skills.

Computer Science and Media Studies Staff

Our Curriculum

KS3

Across Key Stage 3 students are introduced to the school's IT systems and procedures. They study a balanced curriculum covering a wide range of software. Students have the opportunity to work on Computer Science and then Media related units in order to prepare them for potential Key Stage 4 Options. Much of the curriculum is planned around building students computational thinking; planning and designing, working to requirements and then developing student evaluation skills.

KS4

GCSE Computer Science 

Students will develop their programming ability across the key stage and study Component 1: Computer Systems and Component 2: Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming

GCSE Media Studies

Students cover the core Media concepts: Language, Audience, Representation and Institutions across a range of media products. Students learn to discuss, analyse, deconstruct a range of media products as well as planning, designing and creating their own for a given scenario.

KS5

A Level Computer Science 

Students study further scientific principles of Computer Science, extend their programming language skills and take a deeper look at architecture of devices.

A Level Media Studies

The OCR specification is meticulously designed to engage and challenge students, fostering critical thinking and analytical skills in the dynamic realm of media. Comprising of three units: Media Messages, Evolving Media and Media Production. Students are assessed as 70% examination and 30% coursework.

Syllabus and Useful Links

Teach ICT

101 Computing

Isaac Computer Science

KS4

OCR GCSE Computer Science J277

OCR GCSE Media Studies J200

KS5

OCR A Level Computer Science

A Level Media Studies H409 Specification