St Thomas More Catholic Secondary School

St Thomas More Catholic Secondary School

Computing and ICT

We offer ICT from Year 7 and students continue to study Computer Science from Year 10. 

Year 10

Curriculum Intention:

  • The course will build on the knowledge, understanding and skills established through the Computer Science elements of the Key Stage 3 Programme of Study. The content has been designed not only to allow for a solid basis of understanding but also to engage learners and get them thinking about the real world application.
  • The Programming Project (Python 2) from Year 9 will be used as a Foundation to further enhance Programming concepts and skills.
  • The Computer Science course encourages learners to be inspired, and challenged through completing a coherent, satisfying and worthwhile course of study.
  • The specification will help learners to gain an insight into related sectors.
  • It will prepare learners to make informed decisions about further learning opportunities and career choices within the IT, Mathematical, Science and other STEM based industries.

Curriculum Implementation:

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Component 1: Computer Systems & Component 2: Practical Elements for Programming only

Component 1: Computer Systems & Component 2: Practical Elements for Programming only

Component 1: Computer Systems & Component 2: Practical Elements for Programming only

Half term

Half term

Half term

Component 1: Computer Systems & Component 2: Practical Elements for Programming only

Component 1: Computer Systems & Component 2: Practical Elements for Programming only

Component 1: Computer Systems & Component 2: Practical Elements for Programming only

Christmas Holidays

Easter Holidays

Summer Holidays

Outcomes:

Students will be able to

  • Understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of Computer Science, including abstraction, decomposition, logic, algorithms
  • Analyse problems in computational terms through practical experience of solving such problems, including designing, writing and debugging programs
  • Understand the components that make up digital systems; how they communicate with one another and with other systems; how they impact wider society
  • Apply mathematical skills relevant to Computer Science.

Employability skills:

Thinking and Programming skills; Programming Language; Programming Techniques; Design, Analysis and Development of Computer Systems; Testing and Evaluation; Computational Logic; understanding of Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Concerns of Computing

Year 11

Curriculum Intention:

  • The course will build on the knowledge, understanding and skills established through the Computer Science elements of the Key Stage 3 Programme of Study and units taught in Year 10. The content has been designed not only to allow for a solid basis of understanding but to engage learners and get them thinking about the real world application using the Units studied in Year 10
  • The Programming Project (Python 2) from Year 9 and Units studied in Year 10 will be used to further enhance Programming concepts and skills.
  • The Computer Science course encourages learners to be inspired, and challenged through completing a coherent, satisfying and worthwhile course of study.
  • The specification will help learners to gain an insight into related sectors.
  • It will prepare learners to make informed decisions about further learning opportunities and career choices within the IT, Mathematical, Science and other STEM based industries.

Curriculum Implementation:

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Component 2: Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming

Component 2: Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming

Component 2: Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming

Half term

Half term

Half term

Component 2: Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming

Component 2: Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming

Component 2: Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming

Christmas Holidays

Easter Holidays

Summer Holidays

Outcomes:

Students will be able to

  • Understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of Computer Science, including abstraction, decomposition, logic, algorithms
  • Analyse problems in computational terms through practical experience of solving such problems, including designing, writing and debugging programs
  • Understand the components that make up digital systems; how they communicate with one another and with other systems; how they impact wider society
  • Apply mathematical skills relevant to Computer Science.

Employability skills:

Thinking and Programming skills; Programming Language; Programming Techniques; Design, Analysis and Development of Computer Systems; Testing and Evaluation; Computational Logic; understanding of Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Concerns of Computing