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A Level Computer Science Masterclasses Taster
Welcome to A Level Computer Science! This is a taster lesson for our A Level level courses for learners considering joining us for weekly group revision.
This is a chance to meet our tutor and see what our courses are like before enroling. Please scroll down to access the taster lessons!
TeachAllAboutIt is a small company with tutors who are also specialist teachers in their field. We’re always happy to listen to your feedback and will try to make our courses as fun and as accessible as we possibly can.
What we learn in Computer Science:
Students can enrol at any time, but we strongly recommend starting in September and following the full course. The course is run over a year with the option of continuing in a revision group through year 13 with assistance with exam technique and practical application of knowledge.
| Before a Live Lesson | During A Live Lesson | After A Live Lesson |
| Pre-Recorded topic video (aimed at grade D-B) Revision Notes | Further your your understanding with exam style questions & group quizzes (aimed at grade B – A*) | Complete tutor marked exam questions Test your understanding with online quizzes |
*please note change of time BST/GMT if you are attending internationally
Important note: Our course covers a curriculum in line with multiple exam boards (AQA, OCR, & CIE) and delivers topics that will help all A Level Computer Science students make progress. All assessments are against the National Curriculum KS5 standards or above.
To reserve your place & enrol onto any of our 2022/23 courses, please use the timetable links below:
GCSE Computer Science Masterclasses Taster
Welcome to GCSE Computer Science! This is a taster lesson for our GCSE level courses for learners considering joining us for weekly group revision.
This is a chance to meet our tutor and see what our courses are like before enroling.
To book a place on the live lesson on 2nd July at 10am please click here
TeachAllAboutIt is a small company with tutors who are also specialist teachers in their field. We’re always happy to listen to your feedback and will try to make our courses as fun and as accessible as we possibly can.
What we learn in Computer Science:
Students can enrol at any time, but we strongly recommend starting in September and following the full course.
| Before a Live Lesson | During A Live Lesson | After A Live Lesson |
| Pre-Recorded topic video (aimed at grade 4-6) Revision Notes | Further your your understanding with exam style questions & group quizzes (aimed at grade 7-9) | Complete tutor marked exam questions Test your understanding with online quizzes |
*please note change of time BST/GMT if you are attending internationally
Important note: Our course covers a curriculum in line with multiple exam boards and delivers topics that will help all GCSE & iGCSE Computer Science students make progress. All assessments are against the Nation Curriculum KS4 standards or above.
To reserve your place & enrol onto any of our 2022/23 courses, please use the links below:
iGCSE Computer Science Taster
Welcome to iGCSE Computer Science! This is a taster lesson for our GCSE level courses for learners considering studying Computer Science as a distance learning course.
This is a chance to meet our tutor and see what our courses are like before enroling. Please scroll down to access the taster lessons!
TeachAllAboutIt is a small company with tutors who also home educate their own children. We’re always happy to listen to your feedback and will try to make our courses as fun and as accessible as we possibly can.
What we learn in Computer Science:
Students can enrol at any time, but we strongly recommend starting in September and allowing the full 2 years of study as the course requires a lot of technical understanding and the specification has increased significantly for the 2023 update.
| Paper | Topics | Type |
| Paper 1 | Theory of Computing | Written paper |
| Paper 2 | Application of Programming Theory | Written paper with coding |
*please note change of time BST/GMT if you are attending internationally
Important note: Our course covers a curriculum in line with both the Cambridge iGCSE Computer Science 0478 & 0984 specifications. All assessments include tutor marking & feedback.
To reserve your place & enrol onto any of our 2022/23 courses, please use the links below:
iGCSE Computer Science – Year 1
iGCSE ICT Taster
Welcome to iGCSE ICT! This is a taster lesson for our GCSE level courses for learners considering studying IT as a distance learning course.
This is a chance to meet our tutor and see what our courses are like before enroling. Please scroll down to access the taster lessons!
TeachAllAboutIt is a small company with tutors who also home educate their own children. We’re always happy to listen to your feedback and will try to make our courses as fun and as accessible as we possibly can.
What we learn in ICT:
Students can enrol at any time, but we strongly recommend starting in September and allowing the full 2 years of study as the course requires a lot of technical understanding for the two practical exams.
| Paper | Topics | Type |
| Paper 1 | Theory of ICT & business use of technology | Written paper |
| Paper 2 | Document Production, Databases, & Presentations | Practical Exam (on screen) |
| Paper 3 | Spreadsheets & Website Authoring | Practical Exam (on screen) |
*please note change of time BST/GMT if you are attending internationally
Important note: Our course covers a curriculum in line with the Cambridge iGCSE ICT (0417) A* – G specification. All assessments are against the Nation Curriculum KS4 standards or above.
To reserve your place & enrol onto any of our 2022/23 courses, please use the timetable links below:
KS3 Taster
Welcome to KS3 Computing! This is a taster lesson for our Pre-GCSE courses.
This is a chance to meet our tutor and see what our courses are like before enroling. Please scroll down to access the taster lessons!
TeachAllAboutIt is a small company with tutors who also home educate their own children. We’re always happy to listen to your feedback and will try to make our courses as fun and as accessible as we possibly can.
What we learn in Year 1:
Students can enrol at any time, but we strongly recommend starting at the beginning of a half term as the course is divided into topics. Each half term is 5 weeks long with an independent assessment at the end.
| Half Term | Topics | Tutor |
| Sept – Oct | The History of Data (from cave paintings to computers) | Holly Billinghurst |
| Nov – Dec | Web Awareness (e-safety & netiquette) | Jay Shurey |
| Jan – Feb | Python Turtle Programming | Holly Billinghurst |
| March – Apr | Spreadsheets (ICT) | Holly Billinghurst |
| Apr – June | Programming Concepts in Scratch | Jay Shurey |
*please note change of time BST/GMT if you are attending internationally
Important note: Our course covers a curriculum in line with year 7 – 9 in British schools. All assessments are against the Nation Curriculum KS3 standards or above with the added flexibility of home education. A full curriculum is covered each year with extra topics covered over the three KS3 courses.
Attending a single year of KS3 does not prevent students from progressing to GCSE/iGCSE.
To reserve your place & enrol onto any of our 2022/23 courses, please use the timetable links below:
KS3 Computing – Year 2
Welcome to KS3 Computing Year 2! Scroll down to open your lessons for the course.
KS3 Year 2 Classes are Wednesdays at 9am BST (maximum 10 students)
Go to the “Live Lessons” link
Gradebook
Please log in to view your report card.
Our KS3 Computing course allows your child to follow a course of study based around the latest British computing curriculum, informed by our work with the National Center for Computing Education. Students learn at their own pace, covering the key aspects of Computing: ICT, Digital Literacy, & Computer Science.
Our KS3 courses are divided into 3 separate courses, allowing student to progress to GCSE/iGCSE at a pace that suits them best. Each of our KS3 courses are aimed at students aged 11 – 14 and are led by a qualified Computer Science teacher (Holly Billinghurst) who specializes in distance learning.
As part of this distance learning course, students have the option to access a weekly live class (term time) covering different aspects of the course. Live classes have been designed to give students the opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback on their progress as well as having an opportunity to work alongside other students.
KS3 Year 1 Classes are : Mondays at 11.30am UK Time (maximum 10 students)
KS3 Year 2 Classes are : Wednesdays at 9am UK Time (maximum 10 students)
Important note: Our course covers a curriculum in line with year 7 – 9 in British schools. All assessments are against the Nation Curriculum KS3 standards or above. Full curriculum is covered over the three KS3 courses but does not prevent students from progressing to GCSE.
Our KS3 Computing classes run over 5 terms with an additional summer project for students wishing to study past the May half term. Live classes are run in groups of 6 weeks with end of topic assessments set at the end of each. Each topic includes:
- Pre-Recorded video lessons introducing the key aspects of the topic
- Downloadable tasks
- Assignments
- Quiz / Interactive task to test your knowledge
- Optional live lessons with a subject specialist tutor via Zoom
Fees above are for one year of study representing £11.25 per week for 5 terms study (September to May/June). Although other courses may be cheaper, we have an absolute maximum of 10 students in a class, allowing Holly to give every child individual attention – every class is fully interactive with activities and notes provided.
Live Classes
Group lessons take place via Zoom with a maximum group size of 10 to allow all students to participate fully. Once courses are full, I am unable to take further enrolments for the live class. Current classes (2nd year remains at the same time as the year 1 class where possible).
Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Access The Live Class?
Once you have enrolled for the option which includes live classes, you will be provided a link to our live classes directly through the online course.
When logging into Zoom, we ask that your Zoom name is your child’s first name, or a recognisable username. This helps us to keep classrooms safe. Where someone logs into a Zoom classroom with an unrecognised name, a message will be sent to the waiting room asking them to update their username.
To join a zoom meeting with a different username, click the “Join” button in the Zoom App:
Then enter the zoom meeting ID and update your name on the pop up:
Lessons are set to be live each half term, but you’ll be able to see what’s coming up using the lesson links below.
To access your live lesson link, please go to the live lessons under Course Introduction.
Message Boards
For help & support in between live lessons, please use the online message boards:
Our Curriculum for Year 2
Each of our KS3 courses covers a range of topics each year allowing our learners to access the full range of computing – not just programming! (although there is programming included every year)
Students can enrol at any time, but we strongly recommend starting at the beginning of a half term as the course is divided into topics.
| Half Term | Topics | Day of Live Lesson | Tutor |
| Sept – Oct | Computer Hardware – what’s inside the box? | Group 1: Wednesdays @9am BST | Holly Billinghurst |
| Nov– Dec | Web Programming (coding an interactive advent calendar) | Group 1: Wednesdays @9am GMT | Holly Billinghurst |
| Jan – Feb | More About Malware (e-safety & netiquette) | Group 1: Wednesdays @9am GMT | Jay Shurey |
| Feb – Mar /Apr | Programming in Python | Group 1: Wednesdays @9am GMT | Holly Billinghurst |
| Apr – June | Codebreaking with Spreadsheets (ICT) | Group 1: Wednesdays @9am BST | Holly Billinghurst |
*please note change of time BST/GMT if you are attending internationally
Important note: Our course covers a curriculum in line with year 7 – 9 in British schools. All assessments are against the Nation Curriculum KS3 standards or above. Full curriculum is covered over the three KS3 courses but does not prevent students from progressing to GCSE.
Creative iMedia – Games Design Taster
This pre-enrolment course has been designed to introduce you to the Cambridge Creative iMedia (Games Design) distance learning course with TeachAllAboutIt. As the course has changed significantly for September 2022 onwards, we require all students to complete this introduction course before enrolling in the full course.
The introduction content in here will introduce you to each unit, exam board advice, and what you need to do as a distance learner to complete the course. Please scroll down to access the taster lessons!
Important Note: The Updated OCR Specification for September 2022 has changed significantly to the current course. Due to the coursework units, we are unable to offer this without live classes.
To reserve your place & enrol onto any of our 2022/23 courses, please use the timetable links below:
iGCSE Information Technology
Our CIE IGCSE ICT course allows you to learn with the flexibility of home education combined with expert tuition & marking every week. Covering the key aspects of both theory and practical papers, supported by a qualified ICT teachers – Holly Billinghurst & Gael Milligan-Grist.
Fees above are for one year of study representing £15 per week for 34 weeks of study (self-paced with marking is reduced to £7.50 per week). Although other courses may be cheaper, we have an absolute maximum of 10 students in a class, allowing us to give every child individual attention – every class is fully interactive with activities and notes provided.
It is assumed that students will be studying over two years, but we are aware that some students may wish to condense their study – and we have provided the option to attend both year 1 & 2 in parallel.
For Term Dates & Timetables, please click here.
Once registered, you will have access to the full course which covers all topics for the iGCSE ICT and is aimed at the full 120 – 180 hours of study required for a full Level 2 course. This includes:
- Video lessons from fully qualified ICT tutor (Holly Billinghurst)
- Weekly (term time) live group classes with our qualified Computer Science Tutor (Gael Milligan-Grist)
- Written content and downloadable tasks / worksheets
- Student message boards for help between lessons
- Assessment opportunities
- On Screen quizzes
- Practical ICT tasks
- Regular Tutor Marked Assignments throughout the course
- Tutor marked mock exam (new each year)
Live Classes
Group lessons take place via Zoom with a maximum group size of 10 to allow all students to participate fully. Once courses are full, I am unable to take further enrolments for the live class. Current classes (2nd year remains at the same time as the year 1 class where possible):
- Current Groups:
- Tuesdays 9am – 10am
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Exam Fees & Registration Included?
Our course covers the full course content, however students are responsible for registering with an exam centre and ensuring that they have sufficient time to cover the course content prior to exams. Please ensure that your chosen exam centre is willing to offer the iGCSE ICT practical exams.
The exam board recommendation for the iGCSE course is 120 – 180 guided learning hours over two years.
We are an approved partner with the Tutors & Exams private exam centre and as such our students are able to apply to book with the UK centres with preferential rates. Please get in touch with us for our T&E partner code once enrolled should you wish to sit your exams with them. This code will be confirmed with us to enable your partner rate.
All T&E exam centres are able to offer the iGCSE ICT exams and our students have regularly sat exams with them for both November and May sessions.
How Do I Access The Live Class?
Once you have enrolled for the option which includes live classes, you will be provided a link to our live classes directly through the online course.
When logging into Zoom, we ask that your Zoom name is your child’s first name, or a recognisable username. This helps us to keep classrooms safe. Where someone logs into a Zoom classroom with an unrecognised name, a message will be sent to the waiting room asking them to update their username.
To join a zoom meeting with a different username, click the “Join” button in the Zoom App:
Then enter the zoom meeting ID and update your name on the pop up:
Our IGCSE ICT course allows you to learn at your own pace, covering the key aspects of each of the three exam papers set by CIE, supported by qualified IT/Computer Science teachers.
As part of this distance learning course, students have the option to access a weekly live class (term time) covering different aspects of the course. Live classes are run by our IT specialist tutors and have been designed to give students the opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback on their progress.
Important note: Our course covers the course content, however students are responsible for registering with an exam center and ensuring that they have sufficient time to cover the course content prior to exams. It is recommended that you allow 180 learning hours for a GCSE course, usually over the course of 18 – 20 months.
OCR Level 1/2 Cambridge National in Creative iMedia (Games Design)
Our Cambridge National Award in Creative iMedia is being developed for home educated students interested in Games Design.
Please note that this course follows the updated iMedia Specification for teaching from 2022 (J834).
Gradebook
Your gradebook will show you the grade for each assignment in your course. You can expand each section and click on individal assignments to see your feedback:
Please log in to view your report card.
Class sizes for Creative iMedia are restricted to a maximum of 10 students. Course costs include coursework authentication & marking – exam fees & registration are not included. Exam regiatration is through Tutors and Exams Centres.
The National Award in Creative iMedia is a GCSE equivalent qualification that involves the completion of three assessed units:
Unit 1 : Creative iMedia in the media industry (exam based)
Unit 2: Visual identity and digital graphics (coursework based)
Unit 3: Digital games (coursework based)
A Level Computer Science Masterclasses
Welcome to the A Level Computer Science masterclasses. Over the course of 26 weeks, we will take you through the key topics that will help you to get to grips with reaching the top grades in your A Level.
Quizzes & Assessments will show at the bottom of each lesson & be available to click once you have watched the lesson video in full.
Message Board
Expand below to see announcements from your tutor:
Or click here to open the A Level Computer Science Student Forum
These classes are aimed at students in year 12 & 13 studying the following courses and use a combined learning approach that encourages an understanding of why topics span all exam boards and what their own exam paper or assessments will look like:
- OCR A Level Computer Science (H406 & H446)
- AQA A Level Computer Science (7516 & 7517)
- CIE International A Level Computer Science (9618)
Each masterclass lesson includes:
- a recorded topic video
- practice tasks to help with revision
- exam-style questions
- an optional live group lesson with a qualified tutor
Additional tutor marked feedback on exam style assignments is available by request, or a playlist of past paper questions & general advice for A Level Computer Science students is below:
Your Progress
The table below shows your current progress with marked Exam Style Questions – the topics shown are reduced to just those studied up to the current half term.
Please log in to view your report card.
Due to the limitations of the current gradebook code – grades are shown in percentages. Please use the tool below to convert your grade (you will need to select your exam board as these will be different).
Enter your grade percentage as an integer :Select your exam board :
A Level Grade is:
GCSE Computer Science Masterclasses
Welcome to the GCSE Computer Science masterclasses. Over the course of 34 weeks, we will take you through the key topics that will help you to excel in your GCSE.
Your lessons are all shown below and will become available to you 7 days before the live lesson date – to check the dates & join your lesson, please go to the Live Lessons page
Quizzes & Assessments will show at the bottom of each lesson & be available to click once you have watched the lesson video in full.
Message Boards
For help & support in between live lessons, please use the online message boards:
These classes are aimed at students in year 10 & 11 studying the following courses and use a combined learning approach that encourages an understanding of why topics span all exam boards and what your own exam paper or assessments will look like:
What You Should Do Each Week:
Before the live lesson:
- Watch the recorded topic video
- download & try the exam-style questions
- print the note-taking sheet
- Check your progress using the “My Progress” Lesson
During the live lesson:
- Use the notes sheets to record your progress
- Join in with the activities
After the live lesson:
- Complete the practice tasks to help with revision
- Try the quiz for revision
- Rewatch the video for areas that you missed
KS3 Computing – Year 1
Welcome to KS3 Computing! Scroll down to open your lessons for the course.
Our KS3 Computing course allows your child to follow a course of study based around the latest British computing curriculum, informed by our work with the National Center for Computing Education. Students learn at their own pace, covering the key aspects of Computing: ICT, Digital Literacy, & Computer Science.
Our KS3 courses are divided into 3 separate courses, allowing student to progress to GCSE/iGCSE at a pace that suits them best. Each of our KS3 courses are aimed at students aged 11 – 14 and are led by a qualified Computer Science teacher (Holly Billinghurst) who specializes in distance learning.
As part of this distance learning course, students have the option to access a weekly live class (term time) covering different aspects of the course. Live classes have been designed to give students the opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback on their progress as well as having an opportunity to work alongside other students.
KS3 Year 1 Classes are : Mondays at 11.30am UK Time (maximum 10 students)
KS3 Year 2 Classes are : Wednesdays at 9am UK Time (maximum 10 students)
Important note: Our course covers a curriculum in line with year 7 – 9 in British schools. All assessments are against the Nation Curriculum KS3 standards or above. Full curriculum is covered over the three KS3 courses but does not prevent students from progressing to GCSE.
Our KS3 Computing classes run over 5 terms with an additional summer project for students wishing to study past the May half term. Live classes are run in groups of 6 weeks with end of topic assessments set at the end of each. Each topic includes:
- Pre-Recorded video lessons introducing the key aspects of the topic
- Downloadable tasks
- Assignments
- Quiz / Interactive task to test your knowledge
- Optional live lessons with a subject specialist tutor via Zoom
Fees above are for one year of study representing £11.25 per week for 5 terms study (September to May/June). Although other courses may be cheaper, we have an absolute maximum of 10 students in a class, allowing Holly to give every child individual attention – every class is fully interactive with activities and notes provided.
Live Classes
Group lessons take place via Zoom with a maximum group size of 10 to allow all students to participate fully. Once courses are full, I am unable to take further enrolments for the live class. Current classes (2nd year remains at the same time as the year 1 class where possible).
Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Access The Live Class?
Once you have enrolled for the option which includes live classes, you will be provided a link to our live classes directly through the online course.
When logging into Zoom, we ask that your Zoom name is your child’s first name, or a recognisable username. This helps us to keep classrooms safe. Where someone logs into a Zoom classroom with an unrecognised name, a message will be sent to the waiting room asking them to update their username.
To join a zoom meeting with a different username, click the “Join” button in the Zoom App:
Then enter the zoom meeting ID and update your name on the pop up:
Lessons are set to be live each half term, but you’ll be able to see what’s coming up using the table below.
KS3 Year 1 Classes are Mondays at 11.30am BST (maximum 10 students)
Go to the “Live Lessons” link
Message Boards
For help & support in between live lessons, please use the online message boards or send me a direct message using the “Chat” option at the top of each page:
Your Assessment Progress
Please log in to view your report card.
Our Curriculum for 2022/23
Each of our KS3 courses covers a range of topics each year allowing our learners to access the full range of computing – not just programming! (although there is programming included every year)
Students can enrol at any time, but we strongly recommend starting at the beginning of a half term as the course is divided into topics.
| Half Term | Topics | Day of Live Lesson | Tutor |
| Sept – Oct | The History of Data (from cave paintings to computers) | Mondays @11.30am BST | Holly Billinghurst |
| Nov – Dec | Web Awareness (e-safety & netiquette) | Mondays @11.30am GMT | Holly Billinghurst |
| Jan – Feb | Python Turtle Programming | Mondays @11.0am GMT | Holly Billinghurst |
| March – Apr | Minecraft Spreadsheets (ICT) | Mondays @11.30am GMT | Holly Billinghurst |
| Apr – May | Programming Concepts in Scratch | Mondays @11.30am BST | Jay Shurey |
*please note change of time BST/GMT if you are attending internationally
Important note: Our course covers a curriculum in line with year 7 – 9 in British schools. All assessments are against the Nation Curriculum KS3 standards or above. Full curriculum is covered over the three KS3 courses but does not prevent students from progressing to GCSE.
iGCSE Computer Science
Our IGCSE Computer Science course allows you to learn at your own pace, covering the key aspects of both theory and programming papers, supported by qualified Computer Science teachers.
The most important part of your course is the:
As part of this distance learning course, students have the option to access a weekly live class (term time) covering different aspects of the course. Live classes are run by Holly, a qualified Computer Science teacher and have been designed to give students the opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback on their progress.
Important note: Our course covers the course content, however students are responsible for registering with an exam center and ensuring that they have sufficient time to cover the course content prior to exams.
Quizzes & Assessments will show at the bottom of each lesson & be available to click once you have watched the lesson video in full.
Tutor Announcements
Expand this section to see class announcements from your tutor:
Your Progress
Please log in to view your report card.
Syllabus Updates
There has been a significant change to the specification for students sitting exams from the summer of 2023.
Sections on lessons shown with a Yellow Heading are updates for the new 2023 specification (this is also highlighted in the lesson title). This specification contains considerably more content and we strongly advise students & parents to complete the course over the recommended full 2 years.