BEBRAS

BEBRAS is the Lithuanian word for beaver- a hard-working, intelligent, logical and methodical creature. It is also the name of an international Computational Thinking and Informatics competition for school students. Run by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, it is internationally renowned and highly regarded. Students who participate learn skills including abstraction, decomposition, pattern recognition, and algorithmic thinking, which are all skills sought after in higher education and employment.

In addition to learning these skills, taking part in a BEBRAS competition looks excellent on UCAS statements, apprenticeship and higher education applications and personal statements. It also expands the mind and builds confidence in your own abilities, making it useful for all subjects you learn at school.

There are 4 competition categories: 

Juniors - 1st Form - Practice

Intermediates - 2nd & 3rd Form - Practice

Seniors - 4th & 5th Form - Practice

Elites - LVI & UVI Form - Practice

If you want more practice, go to the past competitions page. Make sure you only attempt the questions from your category!

All 1st, 2nd and 3rd Form, GCSE and A-Level ComSci pupils will take the first round of the competition in their Computer Science lessons. For anyone else who wants to take part please complete this form to say what lunchtime you would like to attend.   

A few weeks after the competition closes all participants will receive a certificate, merit or distinction. Anyone who does particularly well will be invited to participate in an advanced competition run by the Oxford university.

This video sums up how the BEBRAS competition will run.

How to Take the Challenge, Week Beginning 10th November

-Get your unique username and password from the email I sent to you

-Use the username and password to sign in here

-You are allowed a pencil, paper and calculator. The challenge lasts 40 minutes. Have fun!

-You must work independently and in silence. It's a (fun) test!