Computing
Computing is well embedded in all subjects as well as being a discrete subject in its own right. By the end of KS3 pupils are expected to be fully conversant and confident with a variety of software, have sound understanding of the principles of coding and programming, and a good knowledge of computing developed through a variety of projects in Years 7 and 8. In Year 9 students can opt to study computing, where the subject is looked at in more detail.
In Computing pupils will learn …
- Communication skills (using email, word processing, DTP, Presentations, web design and analysis, staying safe online)
- Programming in LOGO, Scratch, App Inventor and Python
- Modelling skills (spreadsheets)
- How computers work
- How the WWW and the internet work
- Recording and editing audio
- Web design in HTML and Dreamweaver
- Video and animation
- Graphics
- Game Design
- Computer Crime and Cyber Security
