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Computer Science
“We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. A Fourth Industrial Revolution is building on the Third, the digital revolution that has been occurring since the middle of the last century. It is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres.”
Klaus Schwab (Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum)
The aim of the Computer Science program delivered in the Shell is to equip students with a fundamental knowledge of coding in Python so that they can become active players in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Through a series of programming challenges and projects, we enable students to understand the building blocks of good programming, including selection, iteration and storing re-usable code in subroutines. We also aim to develop students’ understanding of bigger themes in Computer Science, including artificial intelligence, automation, encryption and data security. Finally, we also use modern data science tools to help students to develop integrated programs that involve web-scraping, connecting with APIs and downloading and visualising data, such as crypto and share price information.
The Shell program is an ideal foundation for GCSE Computer Science in Remove and Hundred and provides students with a significant head start.
The Shell Computer Science program supports cross-curricular and PSHEE education in several respects:
• education into Fundamental British Values, through our exploration of cryptography in the context of World War 2 and the development of early computer systems by Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman (OM, C3, 1920-25)
• education into the risks of online gambling
• education into the issues around internet safety
