Year 7:

• Collaborating Online Respectfully- Safe use of digital devices, e-safety, research skills and productive use of the Google Suite.

• Problem Solving- Introducing the building block of programming through the use of physical devices such as the micro:bit.

• Using Media- Word processing, presentations, spreadsheets and knowing the law around computer misuse and copyright.

• Modelling Data- Creating, formatting and using spreadsheets.

• Computational Thinking- Abstraction, algorithms, decomposition and pattern recognition.

• Digital Creativity Project- Animation through digital graphics.

Year 8:

• Digital Creativity Project- An introduction to games design involving graphics, sound, video and gameplay creation.

• Python Programming- Introducing text-based programming, building on the problem solving and computational thinking from Year 7.

• Understanding Computer Systems- Exploring computer hardware, software and networks.

• Careers in Computing and IT- Exploring the careers linked to Computing and IT, gaining a greater appreciation for the careers currently available and potential new careers in the future.

• App Development- Using Computational Thinking and programming to create an app for a given audience.

• Digital Creativity Project- Manipulation of text, sounds and images.

GCSE Computer Science: 

Year 9:

• What is a Computer System?- Understanding the architecture of the CPU and learning about primary and secondary storage.

• Problem Solving- Abstraction, algorithms, decomposition, pattern recognition, programming fundamentals and boolean operators.

• How does the Internet work?- Knowing factors that affect performance of networks and understanding network topologies.

• How do computers represent data?- Binary calculations and digital representations of images and sounds.

• Boolean Logic- Using logic diagrams and truth tables with problem solving.

• App Development- Furthering knowledge and application of Python Programming from earlier in the year.

Year 10:

• Could the Internet break?- Wired and wireless networks, protocols and layers.

• Big Data- Searching and sorting algorithms.

• GCHQ- Threats to computer systems and networks.

• Computer Hardware and Systems- The purpose and characteristics of embedded systems.

• Advanced Python Programming- SQL, arrays, defensive design and testing.

Year 11:

• Computing calculations- Revision of the calculations required in binary and for data capacity.

• Computer hardware- Revision of the hardware found in computer systems, from CPU architecture to input/output devices.

• Revision- Preparation for mocks and re-covering topic areas identified through internal testing and marking.