Computing & ICT

Don’t Just Play On Your Phone, Program It.

Barack Obama

Computer literacy is crucial to success in today's society since the Internet and computers have made now the ideal time ever to follow your interest. The ability to efficiently use computers and related technology is known as computer literacy. It includes understanding how to use them and the abilities required to do so, ranging from elementary computer use to complex programming and problem-solving.

The ability to operate a computer opens up a number of job opportunities, helps one stay up to date, is an affordable method of communication, promotes professionalism, helps with enhanced record keeping, and makes transactions easier. Due to the widespread adoption of computers in almost all organizations and businesses, it is essentially impossible to go through life without coming into contact with one.

Head of Computing, Media & Social Sciences Faculty

O Rosen |  orosen@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk

Teacher

S Ali   |   sali@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk

Curriculum

KS3

All students are taught to:

• understand how computers are used to solve real world problems in the work place and in society
• appreciate the need for computer networking and understanding different set ups
• the role of social media and Computers including individual responsibility
• use two or more programming languages, at least one of which is textual, to solve a variety of computational problems; make appropriate use of data structures; and design and develop modular programs that use procedures or functions
• understand simple Boolean logic and some of its uses in circuits and programming; understand how numbers can be represented in binary, and carry out simple operations on binary, octal and hexadecimal numbers
• understand the hardware and software components that make up computer systems, and how they communicate with one another and with other computer systems
• understand how instructions are stored and executed within a computer system; understand how data (including text, sounds and pictures) can be represented and manipulated digitally
• create, re-use, revise and re-purpose digital artefacts for a given audience, with attention to trustworthiness, design and usability
• understand a range of ways to use technology safely, respectfully, responsibly and securely, including protecting their online identity and privacy; recognise inappropriate content, contact and conduct and know how to report concerns

Y7

Autumn term 1:

• Network passwords, policies and folders
• eSafety and using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Kodu Programming and PGonline

Autumn term 2:

• Kodu continued
• Understanding computers and PGonline
• Hour of code

Spring term 1: Functional skills and CGP - the basics

Spring term 2: Micro:bit and block based programming

Summer term 1: 

• Legal, ethical, moral and environmental issues
• Functional skills and CGP word processing

Summer term 2 (Flying start): 

• Functional skills and CGP Spreadsheets
• Hour of code 2

Y8

Autumn term 1:

• ePolicies and eSafety refresher
• Functional skills and CGP Charts and Graphs
• HTML, CSS and JavaScript
  

Autumn term 2:

• HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• PGonline and LGFL.net
• Hour of code

Spring term 1: Micro:bit and text based programming

Spring term 2: 

• Functional skills and CGP presentations
• Functional skills and CGP - the Internet

Summer term 1: 

• Legal, ethical, moral and environmental issues
• Graphics and PGonline

Summer term 2 (Flying start): 

• Programming and Smallbasic
• Hour of code 2

Y9

Autumn term 1: 

• ePolicies and eSafety refresher
• Graphics and Animation

Autumn term 2:

• Programming and Python
• Hour of code 

Spring term 1: Computer Networks and PGonline

Spring term 2: 

• Functional skills and CGP databases
• Database SQL

Summer term 1: 

• Legal, ethical, moral and environmental issues
• Conspiracy theories, Fake news and Digital Citizenship

Summer term 2 (Flying start): Y10 start GCSE options

KS5

As part of the LaSWAP consortium, Acland Burghley offers a Computing Science A level.

Enrichment opportunities

Tuesday after school in CS1 or CS2: Y7, Y8 and Y9 Code Club