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A-Level Information Technology online

Study A-Level Information Technology online at a flexible pace, with teacher contact matched to your chosen journey. Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons per subject, and Journey 3 adds two live lessons per week. Inventum is a Cambridge and Pearson accredited online school teaching learners aged 16–18 in more than 50 countries.

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What you'll study in A-Level Information Technology

The Cambridge Information Technology syllabus shown here covers 20 topics. Your exact specification is confirmed before enrolment. Teacher contact and lesson format depend on the learning journey you choose.

Candidates for Cambridge International AS Level study the following topics:

  • Data processing and information
  • Hardware and software
  • Monitoring and control
  • Algorithms and flow charts
  • eSecurity
  • The digital divide
  • Expert systems
  • Spreadsheets
  • Modelling
  • Database and file concepts
  • Sound and video editing

Candidiates for Cambridge International A Level study the AS level topics and the following:

  • IT in society
  • New and emerging technologies
  • Communications technology
  • Project management
  • System life cycle
  • Mail merge
  • Graphics creation
  • Animation
  • Programming for the web

How A-Level Information Technology is assessed

The Cambridge route shown here has 4 externally marked papers. Exams are sat in person at a suitable registered exam centre. The family arranges registration and pays the centre; paid assistance from Inventum is available separately.

Paper 1 - Theory

1 hour 45 minutes

Questions are based on sections 1–11 of the subject content. Candidates answer all questions on the paper. Externally assessed

Paper 2 - Pratical

2 hours 30 minutes

The tasks in this practical paper test sections 8–11 of the subject content. Candidates apply knowledge and understanding from sections 1–7 of the subject content. All tasks are compulsory. Candidates select the most appropriate software and must use the most efficient methods to solve each task. Externally assessed

Paper 3 - Advanced Theory

1 hour 45 minutes

Questions are based on sections 12–20 of the subject content. Sections 1–11 are assumed knowledge and understanding. Candidates answer all questions on the paper. Externally assessed

Paper 4 - Advanced Pratical

2 hours 30 minutes

The tasks in this practical paper test sections 17–20 of the subject content. The paper includes tasks from sections 8–10 within a problem-solving context. Candidates apply knowledge and understanding of all subject content. All tasks are compulsory. Candidates select the most appropriate software and must use the most efficient methods to solve each task. Externally assessed

Why study Information Technology with Inventum

1-to-1 subject teaching

Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons with a specialist teacher for every enrolled Information Technology subject. Additional sessions can be purchased separately.

Teaching matched to your journey

Journey 2 includes recordings of the precision-teaching lessons. Journey 3 includes those lessons live twice each week for every enrolled subject.

Study at your own pace

No fixed 9-to-3 timetable. Fit study around training, travel, relocation or recovery.

Recognised worldwide

Cambridge and Pearson qualifications are accepted by universities and employers internationally.

Frequently asked questions about A-Level Information Technology

Yes. You can take Information Technology as a single subject alongside another school, or as part of a full-time A-Level programme with Inventum. Many families start with one subject and add more later.

Information Technology is assessed through 4 externally marked papers: Paper 1 - Theory, Paper 2 - Pratical , Paper 3 - Advanced Theory, Paper 4 - Advanced Pratical. Full details are in the assessment section above.

Written exams are taken in person at a suitable registered exam centre. Your family is responsible for finding the centre, registering by its deadline, and paying its fees. Inventum offers a separate paid add-on to help find and communicate with a centre; the centre's own fee is not included.

A-Level Information Technology is recognised internationally and supports progression to university applications worldwide.

Fees depend on which learning journey you choose and how many subjects you take. The fees page sets out each journey, and a discovery call gives you an exact figure for your situation.

Other A-Level subjects

Combine Information Technology with any of these — most students take several.

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