This course is a two-year qualification equivalent to one A Level. This qualification is designed to support students who are interested in learning about the computing sector alongside other fields of study, with a view to progressing to a wide range of higher education courses.
Course Overview
Entry requirements
GCSE Average Points Score: 3.50, Grade 4 English Language GCSE, Grade 4 Maths GCSE, 5 GCSEs at Grade 4
Course information
This course is a two-year qualification equivalent to one A Level. This qualification is designed to support students who are interested in learning about the computing sector alongside other fields of study, with a view to progressing to a wide range of higher education courses.
Key topics:
Information Technology Systems
Creating Systems to Manage Information
Using Social Media in Business
Website Development
The course uses a combination of assessment styles to give students the confidence to apply their knowledge to succeed in the workplace or to continue learning on higher education courses. This qualification is studied alongside 2 or 3 other A Levels or Level 3 BTEC equivalent courses.
The course allows students to gain fundamental knowledge and skills in computing from which they can progress to broader or more specialist study at higher level. The qualification can be taken in combination with A Levels or other vocational qualifications to meet progression requirements.
How you are assessed
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Reasons to choose New City College
At New City College we help students realise possibility. With opportunities for everyone, we encourage our students to look beyond today and to reach their full potential.
If you choose us, you will join a college that will support you and drive you at every stage to be tenacious, determined and committed so that you do achieve your very best.
We offer the widest range of courses of any provider in East London – ranging from entry level to postgraduate degrees, and from recreation to online flexible learning.
This means we can provide you with all the pathways needed to progress on to a higher course or straight to employment. We deliver high quality education and training – with excellent support – that responds to the needs of employers and businesses.
Our teachers are experts in their own fields with a depth of knowledge and expertise that ensures you get the best from your educational experience and that you have the edge for employment over other candidates.
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I’m very pleased that you are finding out more about our college. I am confident we have the right course for you, which will help you to achieve your future career goals and ambitions.
At New City College we help students realise possibility. With opportunities for everyone, we encourage our students to look beyond today and to reach their full potential.
We are the fourth largest college group in the UK with campuses across Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Redbridge, Epping Forest and Havering. Our strength comes from our community roots and our ability to nurture talent.
With a wide choice of courses for local school leavers, SEND students, adults and those looking for higher education qualifications we have the vitality to help students break boundaries and think big.
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