Why do we learn Computing?
Head of Department
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11

Why do we learn Computing?

Through computer science our students will use technology as a tool for learning and expression in a variety of disciplines and interests, becoming not just consumers of technology but creators of it. As a result, students will be empowered use technology as an accessible medium for creative and personal expression, as well as a tool for representing and solving problems. Finally, we want students to learn about the wider issues surrounding the use of technology in society, through engaging in discussions and reflecting upon the ethical, legal, and environmental issues, and developing digital literacy.

Head of Department

Head of Computer Science

Mr O Khan

Year 7 - Computing

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

What is a Computer? 

Hardware Diagram and peripherals    

Internal Computer components             

 

Von Neumann and Embedded Systems  

Primary Storage

Secondary Storage
Spring 1 Spring 2

Units of Data

LANs and WANs

Malware

Application Software

Flowcharts

Data Types 
Summer 1 Summer 2

Programming Print Function

Programming Arithmetic Operators

Programming Concatenation

Programming Variables

Programming Input Function

All Year 7 Subjects Next Year 7 Subject - Design Technology

Year 8 - Computing

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

FDE Cycle                                          

Clock Speed                             

Primary Storage

 

Secondary Storage

Wired and Wireless Networking

Social Engineering
Spring 1 Spring 2

Operating Systems 

Computational Thinking

Flowcharts

Year 7 Programming Revision
Summer 1 Summer 2

Programming Casting

Programming Comparative Statements

Programming If Statements

Programming If-Elif Statements

Logic Circuits

All Year 8 Subjects Next Year 8 Subject - Design Technology

Year 9 - Computing

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Processing Performance Factors

Cache Memory

Primary Storage

Secondary Storage

Storage Unit Conversions

Brute Force Attack

Application and Utility Software
Spring 1 Spring 2

Operating Systems

Computational Thinking

Flowcharts

Year 7 and 8 Programming Revision Exercises
Summer 1 Summer 2

Programming String Manipulation

Programming Length Upper/Lowercase

Programming a Quiz

Programming Random Number Generation

Programming For Loops

All Year 9 Subjects Next Year 9 Subject - Design Technology

Year 10 - Computing

Autumn 1 Autumn 2
Binary/Denary/Hexadecimeal conversions, ASCII/Unicode, Compression, Sound, Images, Boolean Logic, Data Types and Casting Python Programming, Processor performance
Spring 1 Spring 2
Python Programming, Virtual Memory, Secondary Storage, Computation Thinking Python Programming, Flowcharts, LANS and WANS, Network Performance, Network Hardware, The Internet structure, Cloud Teachnology
Summer 1 Summer 2
Star/Mesh Topology, Defensive Design in programming, Wired/Wireless networks, Encryption, IP address and MAC Address, Programming Testing, Protocols, TCP/IP Maintaing Programming Code, Programming Project

All Year 10 Subjects Next Year 10 Subject - Design Technology

Year 11 - Computing

Autumn 1 Autumn 2
Brute Force Attacks, Denial of service aattacks, Social Engineering, SQL Injection Attacks, Merge Sort Algorithms, High/Low level languages, Ethical, Legal and Cultural Issues Environmental Imapct and Long Answer Exam question practise, SQL Queries
Spring 1 Spring 2
Programming Errors, Testing Programming, Teasting plan and Strategy Revision and Exam Practice
Summer 1 Summer 2
Exam Practice and GCSE Exams Exam Practice and GCSE Exams

All Year 11 Subjects Next Year 11 Subject - Design Technology