KS3 Curriculum Booklet 2017 -18

ICT 2 Year KS3 Currciculum Map

Year 7

Assessment

Year 8

Assessment

Intro Unit

Hardware

2 Weeks (3 x 50)

Understading Computer Specifications

Autumn 1 

Assessment Tracker

Exam

Know My Computer Components and Peripherals 6 Weeks (9 x 50)

(14 x 50 or 7 x 100 TBC)

Digital Christmas

Scratch Video Game Creation

Autumn 2 

Assessment Tracker

Assessment Tracker

Excel, Word, DTP

Scratch Programming

(10/11 x 50)

(14 x 50)

Esafety (2 Weeks) Kids Party Website Website Design

Graphical Programming (Scratch & Python)

Presentation &  Assessment Tracker

Assessment Tracker

Spring 1

Transferable Skills & Concepts

(10/11 x 50)

(14 x 50)

Algorithms and Sequencing Algos, Flow Charts, Control

Python Programming

Python Skills ‐ Solution Development

Spring 2

Assessment Tracker

Assessment Tracker

(9 x 50)

(10 x 50)

Scratch Programming

Logic

Summer 1  (5 weeks)

New SOW (Scratch Game Maker Skills)

Assessment Tracker

Exam

Understanding Computer Logic

(7/8 x 50)

(14 x 50 or 7 x 100 TBC)

Python Programming New SOW (Python Skills)

Epic Website

Summer 2  (7 weeks)

Assessment Tracker

 Assessment Tracker

KS4 Qualification or Website Project (14 x 50 or 7 x 100 TBC)

NB.  Yr 7 Students have 3 x 50 per fortnight 

Year 7 Exam

NB.  Yr 8 Students have 4 x 50 per fortnight 

Year 8 Exam

Digital Skills Focus Computing Knoweldge ICT in Business and Society