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Level 3 Foundation Technical Level Entertainment Technology: Video Games Art and Mechanics 360 GLH (TVQ01022)

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Level 3 Foundation Technical Level IT: Technical Support 360 GLH (TVQ01014)

Level 3 Technical Level IT: Networking 720 GLH (TVQ01011)

First registration from September 2016 onwards

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Level 3 Foundation Technical Level IT: Scripting and App programming 360 GLH (TVQ01015)

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Specifications for:

Level 3 Foundation Technical Level IT: Technical Support 360 GLH (TVQ01014)

Level 3...

This textbook covers units 1 and 2 of AQA's new specification AS computer science in an accessible and student-friendly way. Teaching of the new specification will begin in September 2015 and will be examined for the first time in June 2016.

In this activity, part of a group of Python inspired resources,  students will learn how to write a Python program telling people all about you.

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This edition of the Computing at School (CAS) newsletter covers a range of topics including:

*Unplugged computing magic tricks

*Programming using Alice, Scratch and GameMaker

*Making games with Kodu

*Object oriented programming in Java with Greenfoot

This short activity for primary school computing uses art to introduce the concept of abstraction. During a ‘guess what’ game the children are asked to represent a word on a card using drawing or modelling – in doing so they unconsciously concentrate on just the most important aspects of the idea they are...

Students often find it difficult to understand the related concepts of acceleration and speed. Making use of the BBC micro:bit on-board accelerometer, this playful activity allows students to get an intuitive understanding through hands-on activity.

The simple game requires that students maintain...

An excellent set of resources for teaching geometry using Cabri-Geometre II or using The Geometer’s Sketchpad.

Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the famous romantic poet, Lord Byron, develops her creativity through science and math. When she meets Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical computer,...

Two hundred years ago, a daughter was born to the famous poet, Lord Byron, and his mathematical wife, Annabella.Like her father, Ada had a vivid imagination and a creative gift for connecting ideas...

Students will learn how to extend Minecraft and create a new gaming experience, by exploring the magical world of Minecraft programming. 'Adventures in Minecraft'cis written especially for 11- to 15-...

Take a look at how a robotic arm is designed, how engineers are devising examples that can be controlled by the human brain just like a real arm, and how the science of electronics allows the...