We want to develop informed, digitally literate students who can make good, safe and ethical choices in a digital world and recognise the opportunities for employment in the 21st century.
To give all students the knowledge and cultural capital they need to succeed in life.
We want to promote the importance of a healthy digital lifestyle, where students fully understand online safety and as a result they will have the skills, knowledge and understanding to develop a healthy digital mind-set. We will work together with our students to promote respect and equality, both on and offline. Together we want to see cyberbullying eradicated and will work together through our online safety curriculum to train our students and promote empathy.
We want to inspire future computer programmers, where we will engage, enthuse and prepare students through practical programming experiences.
Year 7
Autumn 1 – Microsoft Office skills including email.
Autumn 2 – Using the internet to find reliable information.
Spring 1 – Online safety
Spring 2 – computer hardware
Summer 1 – Scratch Programming
Summer 2 – Designing interfaces
Year 8
Autumn 1 – Binary, encryption and protecting computer systems
Autumn 2 – Scratch Programming
Spring 1 – Image manipulation and bias
Spring 2 – Big Data
Summer 1 – Photo editing
Summer 2 – Designing interfaces
Year 9
Autumn 1 – Online safety
Autumn 2 – Python Programming
Spring 1 – Computer networks
Spring 2 – Big Data
Summer 1 – Designing interfaces
Summer 2 – Project planning
Key stage 4
- Computer hardware
- Logic
- Networking
- Data representation
- Operating systems and utility software
- Algorithms and programming
- Effects on society of digital technology
- Python / Tkinter programming
Exam board
EDUQAS GCSE Computer Science
GCSE Computer Science | Eduqas