Computing
All students take Computing in Years 7 to 9 and many continue it to GCSE.
It prepares students to work, live and play in the digital world, as well as providing an excellent foundation for further study in a wide range of business, technical and creative courses.
| Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term | |
| Year 7 |
File Management |
Spreadsheets Modelling Data Handling Control and Sequencing |
Graphics and DTP Audio Editing Animation |
| Year 8 | E-Safety Animation Movie Editing |
Spreadsheets Modelling Scratch Programming |
Graphics and DTP Sequencing |
| Year 9 | Industry Live Project (Film, Graphics, Audio) |
Spreadsheet Modelling Data Handling |
Functional Skills Exam Preparation |
OCR GCSE in computing - J275
1 Controlled Assessment (30%) - 1 Investigative Task (30%) - 1 exam (40%)
In Years 10 and 11 students will study the OCR GCSE in Computing. This exciting GCSE gives you an excellent opportunity to investigate how computers work and how they’re used, and to develop computer programming and problem-solving skills. You’ll also do some fascinating in-depth research and practical work. For example, some of the current investigations look at JavaScript, encryption and assembly language programming.
