Computing Years 7 to 9 – Church Stretton School

Computing provides an invaluable understanding and practical knowledge of Computer Systems in a constantly changing and rapidly evolving environment.

At Key stage 3 students will be introduced to the digital world, investigating what computer systems are, how they work and the role they play in the world around us.

Students will learn how to plan, develop, code and test programs using a range of programming techniques. The course is project based and designed to help students become proficient in several computer-based programs, which they will be able to build further upon at GCSE.

Year 7

Collaborating online respectfully
Modelling data – spreadsheets
Networks – from semaphore to the internet
Programming in Scratch, Part 1
Programming in Scratch, Part 2
Using media – Gaining support for a cause

Year 8

Computing systems
Developing for the web
Introduction to Python programming

Media- vector graphics
Mobile app development
Representation – from clay to silicon

Year 9

Cybersecurity
Data science
Media animations
Physical computing
Python programming with sequence of data
Representations, going audio-visual