Overall Curriculum Goals

1. A deep understanding of how algorithms and computational thinking fit into everyday life as well as computing.   
2. To enhance the programming skills developed over Year 7 and 8 to become much more proficient in text-based programming languages.  
3. To understand how computers represent data, including numbers, text, images and sound.  
4. To debate whether image manipulation in the media is ethical and understand when it is acceptable to manipulate images and when it isn’t.  
5. To be able to use image editing software to create a final product that meets a client's needs.  
6. To develop the ability to design and develop products for the web.  
7. To be able to design and develop interactive multimedia products.  
 

Half Term 1

Half Term 2

Half Term 3

Half Term 4

Half Term 5

Half term 6

Topic Title: 

Algorithms and Programming

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Data Representation

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Developing for the Web

Topic Title: 

Creating Interactive Media Products

Topic Intent:

Computational thinking introduces students to the programming side of the Computer Science Curriculum. It enables them to understand how to approach any problem and use logical thinking and problem solving to tackle it. Once students have a grasp of these skills, they can begin to apply them by creating algorithms in a variety of ways including the use of pseudocode and flow charts, eventually moving on to programming solutions.

Topic Intent:

The data representation unit begins to look at how computers process data in much more detail than previously covered. It will make students aware that all output received from the computer must be stored as binary and processed to provide useful information.

Topic Intent: 

This unit is designed to help students develop their understanding of moral, legal and ethical implications of Creative iMedia and ICT. It requires students to enhance their research and development skills by investigating the uses of image manipulation in different contexts. Following on from that students use image manipulation to create a piece of graphic art to meet a client's needs. This unit ties in closely with the KS4 course offered in Creative iMedia and will help students in their options choices as well as developing skills for the future.

Topic Intent: 

Throughout this unit, students are introduced to our ‘money matters’ scheme of learning which is based on financial education. It allows them to learn and explore more on the following areas: Saving, Spending, Borrowing, Understanding Pay, Risks and Insurance. 

Topic Intent:

In this unit, learners will explore the technologies that make up the internet and World Wide Web. Starting with an exploration of the building blocks of the World Wide Web, HTML, and CSS, learners will investigate how websites are catalogued and organised for effective retrieval using search engines. By the end of the unit, learners will have a functioning website. 

Topic Intent:

In this unit students will be given a coursework style client brief and will design, create and review an interactive multi-media product based on their client needs. This topic allows students to combine both software development skills and some aspects of advanced development through the use of macros and other tools.

Key Content / Skills:  

Key Content / Skills:  

Key Content / Skills:  

Assessment:

Final assessment of 30 questions and 2 extended questions which will be worth 5 marks each 

Assessment:

The assessment for this unit of work is done in 2 assessments. The first is a written extended question of 15 marks.  The second assessment is an ongoing project and is supported by a mark scheme of 25 marks, based on 4 sections that the students will undertake throughout their graphic design project. 

Assessment:

A combination of written and multiple-choice questions – 40 Marks.

Assessment:

Assessment will take the form of some exam style questions alongside a rubric marking grid for the project.
 25 Marks 

Assessment: 

This assessment is an ongoing rubric across the whole project, the grade criteria for each section will be shared with students at the start of the project.

25 marks.  
 
Students will have an end of year assessment on all topics – 30 marks.  

Home Learning:

Use Code Kombat to practice programming at home.

Home Learning:

Complete online lessons on Xello by the end of the half term to create your career plan.  

Home Learning:

Research and revision. 

Home Learning:

Design and planning work. 

Employability, Professionalism and Enterprise  (EPE) Links

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