SHS Curriculum Coverage Subject Area: Computer Science and ICT Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 KS4 7.1 Baseline tests in the 3 main 8.1 Microbit Students 9.1 Systems and Computer Science GSCE (Option) – – areas of ICT and Computer program a small Computational thinking A Covers programming, systems and computational thinking. Two – science. microprocessor and learn unit of work where we look at Exams plus a programing project to complete. about the 3 concepts of computational thinking ways to 7.2 Internet covers programing sequence, solve problems. We also look – – Bullying and issues when using selection and iteration. at ICT systems. and sourcing information from the internet. 8.2 Web Work Tool 9.2 Python Adventure – – – – Students learn how the Students develop their text 7.3 Computational Thinking internet is used to share based coding on python by – a unit of work that looks at the information in personal, social making and old style text based four key areas of computer and business. They also learn RPG. science and binary. about digital footprints and how to keep them looking 9.3 In a Minute Students – – 7.4 PODcast a creative unit good for future employability. design and make a video to – where students make their teach a topic of their choice, own e-safty advert/PODcast. 8.3 Website A creative unit they learn about the system – where students design and life cycle. 7.5 Database Students look build a website on a fictional – at of data and how it is band of their choice. 9.4 ICT @ Work a unit of – – sored, filtered, searched and work where look at key ICT outputted for specific 8.4 Python Art Students skills for KS4 and the world of – – purposes. begin to learn how to code work. using text by creating a series of pictures and flags. 8.5 Spreadsheets an – investigation based learning task where students learn the basics and some advanced features of spreadsheets
SHS Curriculum Coverage Subject Area: Computer Science and ICT Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 KS4 7.1 Baseline tests in the 3 main areas of ICT and Computer science. 7.2 Internet – covers Bullying and issues when using and sourcing information from the internet. 7.3 Computational Thinking – a unit of work that looks at the four key areas of computer science and binary. 7.4 PODcast – a creative unit where students make their own e-safty advert/PODcast. 7.5 Database – Students look at of data and how it is sored, filtered, searched and outputted for specific purposes. 8.1 Microbit – Students program a small microprocessor and learn about the 3 concepts of programing – sequence, selection and iteration. 8.2 – Web Work Tool – Students learn how the internet is used to share information in personal, social and business. They also learn about digital footprints and how to keep them looking good for future employability. 8.3 Website – A creative unit where students design and build a website on a fictional band of their choice. 8.4 – Python Art – Students begin to learn how to code using text by creating a series of pictures and flags. 8.5 Spreadsheets – an investigation based learning task where students learn the basics and some advanced features of spreadsheets 9.1 – Systems and Computational thinking – A unit of work where we look at computational thinking ways to solve problems. We also look at ICT systems. 9.2 – Python Adventure – Students develop their text based coding on python by making and old style text based RPG. 9.3 – In a Minute – Students design and make a video to teach a topic of their choice, they learn about the system life cycle. 9.4 – ICT @ Work – a unit of work where look at key ICT skills for KS4 and the world of work. Computer Science GSCE (Option) Covers programming, systems and computational thinking. Two Exams plus a programing project to complete.
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