KS3 Computing

Please see below Curriculum Overview

	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9 (GCSE bridging year)
Autumn Term	File management Social networking Keeping your data safe Using email (1)	Using the internet to search for information How to trust images How to research using a primary source How to analyse the results of a questionnaire Creating and evaluating brochures	Computer networks and the different types of network Common types of network topologies The purpose and use of common network protocols Methods of network security The 4-layer TCP/IP model Creating algorithms and simple Python programs Create Python programs combining integers and strings Use if statements in your programming
Spring Term	Computers – an introduction Computers – a history Moore’s law Computer components Computers as processors	Flow diagrams and planning programmes Using Scratch to draw repeating patterns Creating and evaluating a simple game E-Safety	Cryptography The history of the Enigma machine Barcodes and E-commerce DRM Technology
Summer Term	What is airbrushing? Photo enhancing techniques Photo editing techniques Image manipulation	Computer systems 1 Computer systems 2 Binary Storage devices	Python Recap If Statements Loops Lists