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John Wallis Academy, The

Computer Science

John Wallis Academy, The

Millbank Road, Kingsnorth, ASHFORD, Kent, TN23 3HG

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent
Level 3
Information and Communication Technology

Available start dates

Available start dates

Thursday, 01 September 2022
The John Wallis Academy
2 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours

Application Instructions

Applications Open: Thursday 6th November 2025

Applications Close: Tuesday 31st March 2026

Entry Requirements: Please see specific course details.



Course Summary

Computer Science is a subject where you can apply the academic principles learned in the classroom to real-world systems. It’s an intensely creative subject that combines invention and excitement. You will apply the principles of abstraction, decomposition, logic, algorithms and data representation to your work, and analyse problems in computational terms by writing programs to solve these problems. You will need to think creatively, innovatively, analytically, mathematically and logically throughout the course to help you understand the relationships between different aspects of computer science.

There are 2 external examinations, alongside a substantial programming project.

Component 1 – Computer Systems – External Examination (40%)

The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices

Types of software and the different methodologies used to develop software

Data exchange between different systems

Data types, data structures and algorithms

Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues.

Component 2 – Algorithms and Programming – External Examination (40%)

What is meant by computational thinking (thinking abstractly, thinking ahead, thinking procedurally)

Problem solving and programming – how computers and programs can be used to solve problems

Algorithms and how they can be used to describe and solve problems.

Component 3 - Programming Project – Non-exam assessment (20%)

You are expected to apply the principles of computational thinking to a practical coding programming project. You will analyse, design, develop, test, evaluate and document a program written in a suitable programming language. The project is designed to be independently chosen by you and provides you with the flexibility to investigate projects within the diverse field of computer science.

Entry requirements

Grade 6 in GCSE Computing, Grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics and English

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