Year 7

In this topic pupils will develop a deeper understanding of information technology and digital literacy by using their skills across the unit to create a blog post about a real-world cause that they are passionate about and would like to gain support for.

This topic brings together elements of all four programming constructs: sequence, repetition, selection, and variables. It offers pupils the opportunity to use all of these constructs in a different, but still familiar environment, while also utilising a physical device — the micro:bit. The unit begins with a simple program for pupils to build in and test within the new programming environment, before transferring it to their micro:bit. Pupils then take on three new projects in Lessons 2, 3, and 4, with each lesson adding more depth.