Computing

Equipping pupils with the technological skills of tomorrow.

Fearnhill Computing aims to produce computer literate students to meet the challenge of today’s workplace and to encourage the safe use of computers for educational, work and recreational purposes.  Computing is taught from Year 7 through to Year 11.  There are a range of topics designed to meet the demands of the workplace.

YEAR 7

The Scheme of Work covers these topics: Online Safety and Collaboration; How Networks Work; Programming using Scratch and Python; Spreadsheets; Creating Effective Presentations.

YEAR 8

The Scheme of Work includes six units.  The following topics are covered: Online Safety; Hardware & Computer Systems; How Computers Represent Numbers; Computational Thinking; Python Programming; Developing for the Web.

YEAR 9

The Scheme of Work includes five units.  The following topics are covered: Online Safety and Cybersecurity; Data Science; Animating 3D Models; Further Python Programming; How Computers Store Sound and Pictures.

YEAR 10 and Year 11

GCSE Computer Science (OCR J277 specification): Component 01 provides students with many opportunities to develop their understanding of computer processors, memory and storage, data representation, network topologies, system security and system software alongside the ethical, legal, cultural and environmental aspects of computer science.  Component 02 uses lessons and opportunities to undertake programming tasks that develop students’ computational thinking skills and their understanding of programming techniques and algorithms, computational logic and translators (compilers and interpreters).

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