ICT

“Computers are incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid. Human beings are incredibly slow, inaccurate, and brilliant. Together they are powerful beyond imagination.”

Albert Einstein, Physicist

Year 7

Autumn Term 1Autumn Term 2Spring Half Term 3Spring Half Term 4Summer Term 5Summer Term 6
Curriculum KnowledgeICT:
E-safety

Email

The WWW
Computer Science:
Under the Hood

Input, Process, Output and Storage

Bits, Bytes and Nibbles

Binary and Binary Addition
ICT:
MS Office

Correct Use of MS Word

Correct Use of MS PowerPoint
Computer Science:
Problem Solving

Decomposition

Abstraction

Algorithms
Computer Science:
Introduction to Programming with Python
ICT:
Crazy Animal, Photoshop
Subject Skills   Link to literacy, writing professional emails. 

Using email techniques and features.

Understanding how to search the web appropriately and safely. Create poster using DTP
Binary

Data Representation

Link to numeracy and maths

Use of software
Headings

Headers/Footers

Justification

Formatting

Transitions

Animations

Hyperlinks and Navigation
Link to numeracy and maths

Use of software

Turning real world problems into computer programs Algorithms

Inputs/Outputs

Subprograms

Logicator Pelican Crossing and Supermarket Project
Develop Code

Constructs

Inputs /Outputs

Operators
Smudge

Magic Wand

Quick Select

Filters

Spot Healing

Eyedropper

Brushes

Eraser

Layers
How can you help your child engage with the content?Talk to your child about the positives and negatives of the InternetEncourage thinking about how mobile phones and other devices actually workTalk about the correct use of applications for certain documentsEncourage your child to look at the computer systems in everyday life and think about how they work, e.g. Supermarket Checkouts, Calculators, Washing Machines etc.Encourage your child to look at the computer systems in everyday life and think about how they are programmed, e.g. Supermarket Checkouts, Calculators, Washing Machines etc.Talk about the design of posters, magazines, other publications in everyday life

Career Links

Administration, Teaching and Education, Mentor, Computer Programmer, Games Developer, Games Designer, Web Designer, Graphic Designer

Year 8

Autumn Term 1Autumn Term 2Spring Half Term 3Spring Half Term 4Summer Term 5Summer Term 6
Curriculum contentComputer Science:

Boolean Logic

Digital Circuits

Truth Tables

Boolean Algebra

Programming    
ICT:
Video Editing 
Computer Science:
Sorted! Sorting and Searching Algorithms, Programming 
ICT:
Advanced Modelling with Spreadsheets 
Computer Science:
Connecting to the Internet and Networks
ICT:
Photoshop My Holiday Gap Year
Key Skills  Digital Circuits (Logic)

Develop Code

Constructs

Inputs /Outputs

Operators
Green Screen

Smudge

Magic Wand

Quick Select

Filters

Spot Healing

Eyedropper

Brushes

Eraser

Layers 
Linear Search

Binary Search

Bubble Sort

Merge Sort

Insertion Sort
Formulae

Function

V-Lookups

H-Lookups

Linking Sheets

Formatting
Networks

The Internet

The World Wide Web 
Green Screen

Smudge

Magic Wand

Quick Select

Filters

Spot Healing

Eyedropper

Brushes

Eraser

Layers 
How can you engage with your child?Encourage coding practiceTalk about the use of green screens in daily life such as on News Reports etc.Talk about how search engines such as Google might workTalk to your child about the use of spreadsheets for calculations and data storageTalk about the difference between stand-alone computers and computers linked togetherTalk about the use of green screens in daily life such as on still images

Career Links

Administration, Teaching and Education, Mentor, Computer Programmer, Games Developer, Games Designer, Web Designer, Graphic Designer

Year 9

Autumn Term 1Autumn Term 2Spring Half Term 3Spring Half Term 4Summer Term 5Summer Term 6
Curriculum contentComputer Science:
Developing Problem Solving and Programming
ICT:
Storytelling with a Comic Strip
Computer Science:
Data representation, Compression and Encryption
ICT:
Pre-Production Skills
(Magazine Cover)
Computer Science:
Computers and Assembly Language, Microcontrollers and computational models
ICT:
Multi-media Products
Key Skills   Algorithms

Decomposition

Develop Code

Constructs

Data types and structures

Inputs /Outputs

Operators

Subprograms
Panels

Image manipulation

Telling stories with pictures

Comic effects
Binary Conversion

Hexadecimal Conversion

ASCII

Representing Images in Binary

Representing Sound in Binary

Encryption 
Smudge

Magic Wand

Quick Select

Filters

Spot Healing

Eyedropper

Brushes

Eraser

Layers 
Machines and Computational Models

Hardware

Digital Circuits (Logic)

Software

Programming Languages
Navigation

Internal Hyperlinks

External Hyperlinks

Embedding images

Embedding videos

Embedding Sounds

Transitions

Animations
How can you engage with your child?Encourage problems solving in everyday life, such as puzzles etc.Talk to your child about how stories can be told without using words (Egyptian Hieroglyphics etc.)Encourage thinking about how mobile phones and other devices actually workTalk to you child about the use of software to create digital images for everyday lifeEncourage thinking about how mobile phones, games consoles and other devices actually workTalk to you child about the navigation of web pages and how hyperlinks are used

Curriculum Opportunities

Computer Science trip to the Alan Turing Museum – Bletchley Park

Career Links

Administration, Teaching and Education, Mentor, Computer Programmer, Games Developer, Games Designer, Web Designer, Graphic Designer