In Year 9, all pupils will have 1 hour a week dedicated computing lesson following the National Curriculum.

This means that students will have the prior knowledge in order to make progress in the Computer Science GCSE or the Cambridge National Creative iMedia course that is also offered in Year 10.

Course overview:

Autumn half term 1
• Algorithms
• Programming concepts

Autumn half term 2
• Algorithms
• Programming concepts

Spring half term 1
• Computer software
• Data representation

Spring half term 2
• Data representation
• Memory and storage

Summer half term 1
• Memory and storage
• Digital literacy and IT skills

Summer half term 2
• Digital literacy and IT skills