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Curriculum content is currently under review
For the termly Curriculum Newsletter please see https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/ks3/ for Year 7-9 students
Curriculum Information for Key Stage 3 students
Welcome to the Computer Science department
Aim: to ensure that all pupils:
- can understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation
- can analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems
- can evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems
- are responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology
What topics will I study in KS3 (years 7, 8 & 9):
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| Year 7 | Topics:
E-safety
Assessment: On Screen Test
|
Topics:
Fundamentals of Programming
Assessment: On Screen Test |
Topics:
Fundamentals of Programming
Assessment: On Screen Test: |
Topics:
Fundamentals of Programming
Assessment: On Screen Test: |
Topics:
Fundamentals of Programming
Assessment: On Screen Test |
Topics:
Python Programming
Assessment: On Screen Test |
| Year 8 | Topics:
Visual Basic Programming
Assessment: On Screen Test |
Topics:
Understanding Computers
Assessment: On Screen Test |
Topics:
Understanding Computers
Assessment: On Screen Test |
Topics:
HTML coding
Assessment: On Screen Test |
Topics:
Spreadsheet Project
Assessment: |
Topics:
Spreadsheet Project
Assessment: |
| Year 9 | Topics:
Python Programming
Assessment: On Screen Test |
Topics:
Algorithms
Assessment: On Screen Test |
Topics:
Networks
Assessment: On Screen Test |
Topics:
Networks
Assessment: On Screen Test |
Topics:
Legal and Ethical Issues
Assessment: On Screen Test |
Topics:
Binary and Hex
Assessment: On Screen Test |
Can I study this at KS4?
Yes
Are there any enrichment opportunities in school?
In year 10 we run a school trip to the British Education and Training Technology Show
What could I do at home to help myself or where could I visit to help my learning?
Regularly review your work from previous units and set yourself practice questions to test if you can still recall the content correctly. You can also continue developing your programming skills using pynewbs.com and your theory by following the crash course computer science channel on YouTube.
Useful websites:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zvc9q6f https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpIctyqH29Q&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNlUrzyH5r6jN9ulIgZBpdo