Key Stage Three

All pupils receive a one hour lesson every week.

Topics Covered:

Year	HT1	HT2	HT3	HT4	HT5	HT6
7	Emails, E-Safety, All About Me	Introduction to Spreadsheets	Computational Thinking, Binary	Programming in Scratch	Flowol, Light Bot	Essentials of Python Programming
8	Advanced Emails, Digital Safety My Digital World	Image Editing – Mug printing	Micro:bits	Databases	Introduction of Python Programming	Designing a Website
9	Digital Safety, Online Grooming, Sexting and Selfies	Computer Crime and Cyber Security, Computer Architecture	Python Programming (Advanced, numbers and drawing)	Designing a Website	OCR iMedia – Purpose, File Types, Design T-Shirt, Budgeting	3D Printing, App Development

Key Stage Four:

At Key Stage Four students receive three hours per week of lessons. We offer GCSE qualifications in Computer Science and Business Studies and a Cambridge National certificate in Creative iMedia.

Topics Covered: Computer Science

Year	HT1	HT2	HT3	HT4	HT5	HT6
10	Architecture of the CPU   Primary and Secondary Storage   Data Types   Programming Fundamentals	Units   Data Storage   Compression   Programming Fundamentals	Computational Thinking   Boolean Logic   Programming Fundamentals	Designing, Creating and Refining algorithms Programming Fundamentals	Operating Systems   Utility Software   Programming Fundamentals	Ethical, Legal Cultural and Environmental impact   Programming Fundamentals
11	Networks and Topologies   Wired and Wireless Networks, protocols and layers   Programming Fundamentals	Threats posed to computer systems and networks   Identifying and preventing vulnerabilities   Programming Fundamentals	Searching and sorting algorithms   Programming Fundamentals	Defensive Design   Languages and IDE	Exam Revision	Exam Revision

Topics Covered: Business Studies

Year	HT1	HT2	HT3	HT4	HT5	HT6
10	Enterprise and Entrepreneurship	Spotting a business opportunity	Putting a business idea into practice	Making a business effective	Understanding external influences on business	Growing the business
11	Making marketing decisions	Making operational decisions	Making financial decisions	Making human resource decisions	Exam Revision	Exam Revision

Topics Covered: Creative Imedia

Year	HT1	HT2	HT3	HT4	HT5	HT6
10	Introduction to Creative iMedia	Introduction to Creative iMedia	Unit R091: Design Game Concept	Unit R091: Design Game Concept	Unit R091: Design Game Concept	Unit R081: Pre-Production Skills
11	Unit R081: Pre-Production Skills	Unit R081: Pre-Production Skills	Unit R082: Pre-Creating Digital Graphics	Unit R082: Pre-Creating Digital Graphics	Unit R082: Pre-Creating Digital Graphics	Unit R082: Pre-Creating Digital Graphics