Curriculum Allocation
Computing is taught for one 100 minute lesson per fortnight.
Curriculum Period 1:
Curriculum content
Unit 1 - Computer Crime and Cyber Security
Lesson 1 - Email Scams
Lesson 2 - Computer Misuse
Lesson 3 - Protecting Personal Data
Lesson 4 - Copyright
Lesson 5 - Health and Safety
Assessment
Students will complete a 45 minute assessment. This assessment will be computer based and include 3 sections; a multiple choice section, a practical task and an extended writing question.
The assessment will be based upon the topics covered in the lessons above.
Curriculum Period 2:
Curriculum content
Unit 2 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Lesson 1 - What is Artificial Intelligence?
Lesson 2 - Machine Learning
Assessment
Students will complete a 45 minute assessment. This assessment will be computer based and include 3 sections; a multiple choice section, a practical task and an extended writing question.
The assessment will be based upon the topics covered in the lessons above.
Curriculum Period 3:
Curriculum content
Unit 4 - Computational Thinking
Unit 5 - Python and Networks
Assessment
Students will complete a 45 minute assessment. This assessment will be computer based and include 3 sections; a multiple choice section, a practical task and an extended writing question.The assessment will be based upon the topics covered in the lessons above.
Subject advice and guidance
If you need any further guidance then please contact your child’s teacher via email:
r.plant@endon.shaw-education.org.uk
g.brownsett@endon.shaw-education.org.uk