EPQ Computer Science tutors

2 UK tutors who teach Computer Science at EPQ.

Computer Science in the UK covers algorithms, data structures, computational thinking, programming (usually Python at GCSE, Python or Java at A-level), and theory: networks, architecture, databases, ethics. Tutoring most often unsticks two things: the move from 'I can code' to 'I can write pseudocode and trace algorithms on paper under exam conditions', and the theory papers, which reward precise definitions over intuition. AQA, OCR and Eduqas differ on programming language and on the NEA project. For A-level, the algorithmic complexity and recursion content is where tutors with degree-level CS background tend to add the most.

The Extended Project Qualification is a Level 3 standalone qualification taken alongside A-levels (typically in Year 12 or Year 13) and is worth half an A-level (up to 28 UCAS points at A*). Students choose their own topic and produce either a 5,000-word dissertation, or an artefact / performance accompanied by a 1,000-word report, plus a production log and a viva-style presentation. AQA's spec (7993) is the largest by a wide margin (~40,000 entries/year in England); Pearson Edexcel (Dissertation P301, Investigation P302, Performance P303, Artefact P304), OCR (H856) and WJEC / Eduqas also offer it. Tutoring on EPQ is closer to academic-research mentoring than subject teaching: research-question scoping, source evaluation and citation discipline, dissertation structure, statistical analysis where relevant, and viva preparation. Look for tutors with degree-level research experience in the project's topic area; subject-specialist A-level tutors don't always cover the dissertation craft well.

£120–£180/hr

Umer S.

5.0
Richmond upon Thames 16 yrs In person · Online

Award-winning Oxford/Cambridge/Imperial/UCL Gold Medalist | 11+/13+/16+/GCSE/AL/IB/Admissions Expert | Education Consultant | Examiner

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£70/hr

Shahidul I.

London 16 yrs In person · Online

Software Engineer (Ex-Google) teaching Computer Science for 16+ years

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