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For further information, please visit our qualification websites [at www.edexcel.com](at www.edexcel.com), [www.btec.co.uk](www.btec.co.uk) [or www.lcci.org.uk. Alternatively](or www.lcci.org.uk. Alternatively), you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page [at www.edexcel.com/contactus](at www.edexcel.com/contactus)  \nAbout Pearson  \nPearson is the world's leading learning company, with 40,000 employees in more than  \n70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. We put the learner at the centre of everything we do, because wherever learning flourishes, so do people. Find out more about how we can help you and your learners at: [www.pearson.com/uk](www.pearson.com/uk)  \nThis specification is Issue 2. Key changes are sidelined. We will inform centres of any changes to this issue. The latest issue can be found on the Edexcel website: [www.edexcel.com](www.edexcel.com)  \n[References to third-party material made in this specification are made in good faith. We](References to third-party material made in this specification are made in good faith. We)[ ](References to third-party material made in this specification are made in good faith. We)do not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which maybe subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.)  \nAuthorised by Martin Stretton Prepared by Alex Martin ISBN 978 1 446 91422 9  \nAll the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2014  \nIntroduction  \nThe Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Computer Science is designed for use in schools and colleges. It is part of a suite of GCSE qualifications offered by Pearson .  \nAbout this specification  \nRationale  \nThe Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Computer Science has been developed in response to a number of recent initiatives aimed at promoting computer science as a rigorous, knowledge-based subject discipline that should be part of every young person’s education. These initiatives include:  \n􀁸 Recommendation 7 of the Royal Society report ’Shut down or restart? The way forward for computing in UK schools’(January 2012)  \n􀁸 ‘Computer Science: A curriculum for schools’ produced by the Computing at School (CAS) Working Group (March 2012)  \n􀁸 ‘Computing: Programmes of study for Key Stages 1–4’(draft) published by the Department for Education (July 2013)  \nContent  \nThe content of the Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Computer Science is based on and mapped against the Computer Science curriculum for schools produced by the CAS Working Group. See Appendix 5 for further details.  \nThe qualification is also benchmarked against the curricula of high-performing jurisdictions in other parts of the world, notably India, Israel and Singapore. See ‘International Comparisons’a briefing note produced by CAS (November 2011) .  \nPearson has consulted widely with members of the computing community – employers, higher education institutions and teachers – to ensure that the content of this GCSE is relevant, fit for purpose and supports progression into higher education and ultimately into employment.  \nAssessment  \nWhile we recognise that programming is an important element of computer science, we feel strongly that the underlying principles of logic, decomposition, algorithms, data representation, communication etc. are even more fundamental and durable. 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