Overview
This 12-week programme focuses on algorithmic problem-solving and programming skills required for AQA Paper 2. It includes intensive practice on algorithm design, complexity analysis, and structured programming, with a dedicated section on understanding and applying the official skeleton code. Students will learn how to interpret, extend, and debug skeleton code, ensuring readiness for coding-based exam questions.
12-Week Course
This 12-week A Level course deepens understanding of algorithms, programming and exam technique, with discussion and problem-solving in a small group.
Effective rate: £55 per lesson over 24 structured lessons.
- Max group of 5 students
- Full A Level specification coverage
- Focus on problem-solving and exam skills
- Topic papers, revision resources and reviews
- Ongoing feedback and progress tracking
Detailed Week-by-Week Outline
Learning Objective: Understand algorithm fundamentals and problem-solving strategies.
Learning Objective: Practise tracing algorithms and predicting outputs.
Learning Objective: Implement and analyse common algorithms (linear/binary search, bubble/merge sort).
Learning Objective: Understand recursive algorithms and their efficiency.
Learning Objective: Explore stacks, queues, linked lists, and trees.
Learning Objective: Learn BFS, DFS, and shortest path algorithms.
Learning Objective: Understand the official skeleton code provided by AQA.
Learning Objective: Practise adding new functionality to skeleton code.
Learning Objective: Detect and fix errors in skeleton code.
Learning Objective: Truth tables, logic circuits, and simplification.
Learning Objective: Learn how to write clear, efficient, and examiner-friendly code.
Learning Objective: Complete a Paper 2 mock exam and review performance.
Key Benefits:
Students completing this course will:
- Gain expertise in algorithm design and analysis
- Master data structures and recursion for Paper 2
- Develop confidence in interpreting and extending skeleton code
- Improve debugging and testing skills under exam conditions
- Build exam-ready coding strategies for high marks
