Computing
Head of Computing - Mr T Baldwin
Lower School
Outline of Subject
In Years 7 and 8 students will be taught Computing as a discrete subject and will receive one double lesson each week. The aim of ICT is to ensure that students are confident and competently of using different ICT programs efficiently.
Topic Title
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Term 3 |
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7 |
Protecting Personal Information | Digital Resilience | Computer Modelling | Theme Park Project | Web Authoring | Virtual Pet |
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8 |
Digital World | Pop Up Shop Project | Bits and Bots | Computational Thinking | Python Programming | |
Skill Development
Across the two years a range of software will be used including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PyCharm. The students will also develop their knowledge and skills at using programming languages such as HTML, Scratch and Python.
Assessment Styles
All ICT lessons will be computer room based; computers do not need to be shared. Lessons will include paper based theory work and practical work on the computer.
Home learning will either be research based and/or a task relevant to what the students have been completing during the lesson.
Additional Information
It is not essential that students have computers at home. Access to a computer is available at break, lunch, and after school.
Upper School
Computer Science
Exam Board: Oxford Cambridge and RSA (OCR)
Outline of Subject
Computing is of enormous importance to the economy, and the role of computing as a discipline itself and as an ‘underpinning’ subject across science and engineering is growing rapidly. Computer Science presents an exciting opportunity for students to learn more about what makes computers tick.
Course Content
| Year | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 |
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| 10 | System Architecture & Programming Fundamentals | Data Representation & Programming Fundamentals | Network Security, System Software & Algorithms |
| Memory & storage & Programming Fundamentals | Networks & Algorithms | Programming Project | |
| 11 | Producing Robust Programs. | Impacts of Digital Technology. | Revision |
| Boolean Logic, Languages & IDES | Revision |
Skill Development
This qualification gives students the opportunity to develop valuable thinking and programming skills that are attractive in the modern workplace. This done through an understanding of key computing concepts and the fundamentals of programming. This focuses on students creating a range of different programs to suit a requirement. It will also encourage the students to think creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically and critically when solving a problem.
Assessment
Computer systems (80 marks)
1 hour & 30 minutes Written paper 50% of total GCSE
Computational thinking, algorithms and programming (80 marks)
1 hour & 30 minutes Written paper 50% of total GCSE
Additional Information
Successful completion of this course would provide students with excellent progression to follow an ICT or Computer Science course at AS/A level.