Computing
Curriculum Area: Computer science
Curriculum Leader who has reviewed the documents: S. Edike
Campus: BL
Please provide an update FOR EACH CAMPUS for each year of the course you deliver edits to the text. The original documents from 2024 can be found on Spring 2024 final documents Do note that this is to be issued in January.
Tips to follow:
- Be positive and engaging in your description of the course. It should read this half term we will..., then we will…
- This must NOT be a copy of the specification details.
- Add in details about trips, ALDs or enrichment opportunities that students can be signposted to.
- If you want to celebrate something from the previous term please do so at the beginning of your section.
- Images could be of students work or linked to the activities they will be undertaking.
This document should be saved to the Spring 2025 - Subject entries and completed by 2 December 2024.
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7 |
Computer science |
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In the first term Year 7 looked at the topic of E-Safety which included best practices when accessing online websites and platforms, phone use and staying safe with technology. Students then got some hands-on coding experience with Lightbots and the BBC MicroBits. Year 7 were introduced to algorithms and even created some programs. The block base programming of both Lightbots and the Microbits gave students of all levels the opportunity to use the knowledge gained when learning about algorithms in a practical way. Going forward students will be learning about Spreadsheets and Computer Architecture. |
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8 |
Computer science |
No Change |
No Change |
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9 |
GCSE Computer science |
No Change |
No Change |
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10 |
GCSE Computer science |
No Change |
No Change |
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11 |
GCSE Computer science |
No Change |
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12 |
A level Computer science |
No Change |
Students will be looking at networks as a unit, object-oriented programming and techniques; classes and objects, features of OOP and constructors, whilst still developing their programming skills from GCSE to allow more practice at A level and help prepare them for their NEA. Programming paradigms and types of programming languages will be looked at. Recently completed topics which includes Databases, Boolean Algebra, data types and structures will also be revisited and recapped intermittently to help solidify and apply required Maths skills for these units. Extra support sessions are available and run on Tuesdays in BC6 at Brooklands to help enhance your learning across these topics. Video tutorial links to current topics to support learning at home: https://student.craigndave.org/videos/slr-11-networks https://student.craigndave.org/videos/slr-7-types-of-programming-language https://student.craigndave.org/videos/slr-10-databases
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