Computer Science

Year 7:

• Online Safety,
• Hardware & Software,
• Digital Literacy
• Computational Thinking
• Developing Algorithms in Scratch
• Spreadsheet Modelling
• Representing Images
• Web page Creation

Year 8:

• Hardware and Software
• Python Programming Basics
• Database Development and queries
• Developing a webpage using HTML
• Games Development

Year 9:

• Network and Legislations
• Python Programming Intermediate
• Binary and Logic
• Hacking Preventative Measures
• Graphics Animation

GCSE 9-1 Computer Science

Year 10:

Unit 1-System Architecture, Memory, Storage, Wired and Wireless Networks, Topologies, Protocols and Layers

Unit 2-Algorithms, Programming Techniques, Producing Robust Programs, Computational Logic, Translators and Facilities of Languages, Data Representation

GCSE 9-1 Computer Science

Year 11:

Unit 1-System Security, Systems Software, Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Concerns

Unit 2-Data Representation

BTEC Level 2

Ending in Summer 2022 for Year 11 ( Pearson BTEC Level 2 Tech Award in Digital Information Technology, Qualification number: 603/2740/6, Guided learning hours: 120) )

Starting in Autumn 2022 for Year 10 (Pearson BTEC Level 2 Tech Award in Digital Information Technology, Qualification number: 603/7050/6, Guided learning hours: 120)

Year 10:

Component 1: Exploring User Interface Design Principles and Project Planning Techniques

Aim: How to project plan the design and development of a user interface.

Assessment: internally assessed assignments

• explore user interface design and development principles
• discover how to develop and review a digital user interface
• investigate how to use project planning techniques to manage a digital project

Component 2: Collecting, Presenting and Interpreting Data

Aim: process and interpret data and draw conclusions

Assessment: internally assessed assignments

• explore how data impacts on individuals and organisations • develop a dashboard using data manipulation tools
• draw conclusions and make recommendations on data intelligence

Year 11:

Component 3: Effective Digital Working Practices

Aim: explore how organisations use digital systems and the wider implications associated with their use.

Assessment: scenario-based external assessment where students demonstrate their knowledge to propose digital solutions to realistic situations.

• explore how modern information technology is evolving
• understand what cyber security is and how to safeguard against it
• consider legal and ethical issues in data and information sharing

Year 12:

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Computing

Unit 1- Principles of Computer Science

Unit 2 – Fundamentals of Computer Systems

Unit 3 – Planning and Management of Computer Systems

Unit 4 – Software Design and Development Project

Unit 8 -Business Application of Social Media

Unit 10 -Human-computer Interaction

Unit 15 – Website Development

Unit 14 – Computer Games Development

A Level Computer Science

Unit 1- Input, output and storage, Virtual storage, Structure and function of the processor, Networks, Web Technologies – HTML, CSS and JavaScript, Search engine and page ranking algorithm, Server and client side processing, Boolean Algebra, The individual moral, social, ethical and cultural opportunities and risks of digital technology

Unit 2-Algorithms, Structure chart, Corrective and Adaptive maintenance, Data representation & Data types, Pseudocode and Flowcharts, Files, Programming Basics, Transferable skills, Selection, Iteration, Built in Functions, Arrays, Structured programming, Software development, Programming & Program testing, Testing strategies

Year 13:

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Computing

Unit 7 – IT System Security and Encryption

Unit 9 – The Impact of Computing

Unit 18 – Relational Database Development

Unit 22 – Systems Analysis and Design

Unit 19 – Computer Networking

A Level Computer Science

Component  1 – Databases – Relational Database, SQL, Normalisation to 3NF, Systems Software, Applications Generation, Software Development, Types of Programming Language, Compression, Encryption and Hashing, Data Types

Component  2 – Computational thinking and problem- solving, Abstraction, Algorithms, Abstract data types (ADT), Queue, Linked list, Dictionary, Binary tree, Recursion, Algorithm design methods, Decision tables, Jackson structured programming (JSP), State-transition diagrams (STD), Programming paradigms, File processing, Exception handling, Use of development tools/programming environments, Software development, Testing, Project Management

Component  4-Analysis of the problem, Design of the solution, Developing the solution, Evaluation, Improvements/Amendments/review

Key Stage 3

• http://teach-ict.com/– Students have been given a login access to this website. There is structured revision material as well as quizzes for the students to access for the KS3 computing topics.
• http://classroom.google.com– Using the students Google drive login, students have access to all resources provided in lessons, including presentation, worksheets and revision notes.

Key Stage 4

OCR

• CGP Revision Book for GCSE Computer Science
• OCR (9-1) Computer Science GCSE (Hodders Educations)
• Digital subscription of revision book for BTEC IT.
• http://teach-ict.com/– Students have been given a login access to this website. There is structured revision material as well as quizzes for the students to access for the new GCSE course.
• http://classroom.google.com– Using the students Google drive login, students have access to all resources provided in lessons, including presentation, worksheets and revision notes.