Key Stage 3

This Key Stage is delivered across three years and includes a variety of topics that allow students to develop computational thinking and practical skills. The Learning Journey continues through each year, with students building on their skills as they progress.

Contact Time

All pupils will have two hours of Computing lessons each fortnight. The following is a flavour of the curriculum that we cover across KS3.

Units of Work Covered

Internet & WWW	Using the WWW safely	Dangers of Online Gaming	Fake News	Social Media Risks	Online Grooming	Online Gambling	Cybercrime
Computer Hardware	Types of Computers	Peripheral Devices	Software	Hardware
Spreadsheets	Functions and Formulas	IF Statements	MAX, MIN, AVERAGE	Planning a spreadsheet	Conditional Formatting
Graphics	Image Types	Graphics Characters	Graphics Project	Bitmap and Vector
Binary	Binary Conversion	Binary Addition	ASCII	Image Representation
Programming	Scratch	Variables	Loops	Python Programming	Algorithms and Pseudocode	Identify & Correcting code errors	Turtle Programming
Encryption	Alan Turing Research	Decrypting Messages	Caesar’s Wheel	Secret Messages