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 |