“In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks”
Mark Zuckerberg

“Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you want to pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming is an essential skill to learn.”
Steven Hawking

Intent: 

Develop students to be able to:

  • Understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of Computer Science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms, and data representation.  
  • Analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated experience of writing computer programs in order  to solve such problems (debugging). 
  • Evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar tech, analytically to solve problems. 
  • Develop soft skills such as  collaboration, decision making, problem solving, analysing and perserence. 
  • Become responsible, confident, competent  and creative users of information and communication technology becoming confident digital citizens. 
  • Ensure that students leaving Atlantic Academy Portland are equipped with a full range of skills to embrace a future of rapidly advancing computer technology and are ready for a career in a globally competitive workforce.

 

Overview

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
R Information Technology: To explore technology Digital Literacy: To use technology for different purposes Websters Bedtime for Internet Safety Day: Computational thinking and coding Digital Literacy – Plants and Growth. Programming: Creating Instructions
Y1 E-safety:

Computer systems:  using a computer/device Digital Literacy: Train Detectives

 

Digital Literacy: potty painters Using Robots Programming: Scratch Jnr
Y2 E-safety:  Computer systems: What are computers? Creating media: taking pictures Digital Literacy: Data and information – Pictograms Programming: Robot Algorithms Programing: An introduction to quizzes
Y3 E-safety:  Computer Systems – connection computers Creating Media – Animation (Link to Shang Dynasty) Creating Media – Desktop Publishing Programming – sequence in music Programming – Events and actions
Y4 E-safety:  Computing systems and networks – The internet Digital Literacy: Research and develop a topic Creating Media: Photo editing Programming: Repetition in shapes Programming: Repetition in games
Y5 E-safety:  Computer Systems and networks  – sharing information Digital Literacy: Plan an event  Creating Media: Video Editing Programming A: Physical Computing Programming B: Selection Quizzes
Y6 E-safety:  Creating Media: 3D Modelling Tinkercad Computer systems and networks – communication Creating Media: Web page creation Programming: Variables Programming: sensing
Y7 Homes for Sale  Homes for Sale 
Y8 Festival project  Festival project 
Y9 Networks and the internet  Networks and the internet 
Y10 Data representation  Data representation  Von Neumann Architecture  Von Neumann Architecture  System Software  Programming 
Y11 Networks and security  Ethics and Computer Science  Algorithmic thinking  Algorithmic thinking 

 

“Whatever school they attend or what field they plan to go into, every student should have the opportunity to understand the principles and practices of computing. This will broaden their career opportunities and is critical to developing a globally competitive workforce for the 21st century. Google could not have been founded and could not have grown without top quality computer science education."
Ronan Harris, UK MD of Google

Where next

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