IT & Computing

 

Mr Phil Daley – Head of Department

Subject Overview

Pupils develop a range of computing skills and an understanding of concepts, competence in the use of office applications for processing and presenting data, along with the use of creative software to produce and manipulate media. These activities are intended to develop pupils’ computational thinking skills and establish in them, the notion of lifelong learning with a desire to embrace new technology. The intention is to provide a balance of activity to educate pupils in the different aspects of the subject, enabling them to engage appropriately and effectively with their digital future.

Curriculum Map

KS3 Year 7 – Pupils receive one lesson per week   Autumn term Introduction to digital resources (School network, RMUnify, Email, Onedrive, Office 365) Animation project   Spring term Coding concepts (Scratch, Flowol) Computer hardware and software   Summer term Spreadsheet project Database project Video editing     Year 9 – Pupils study IT & Computing for three lessons per week for 9 weeks as part of the Technology ‘roundabout’.   Coding concepts (Scratch, Small basic) Web-pages Graphics project Spreadsheet project   Extra Curricular Opportunities

Pupils who wish to extend their experience of IT and Computing can attend lunchtime club activities

 

Useful Materials

Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=getStarted

BBC Bitesize Computing https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zvc9q6f

BBC micro:bit https://microbit.org/

Raspberry pi https://www.raspberrypi.org/

Tinkercad 3D drawing https://www.tinkercad.com/

Teach ICT https://www.teach-ict.com/

 

For further information on the curriculum please email adminoffice@bcs.hants.sch.uk