DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTING
Welcome to the Digital Technology & Computing Department! Within the department pupils with develop skills and knowledge that are essential in the real world and prepares pupils for a range of jobs, even those that may not have even been invented yet. Throughout your time at Bishop Vaughan you will learn to use a range of software to develop skills in digital communication, programming, data handling and graphic and image development. We also provide skills in computational thinking, internet security, cybersecurity as well as understanding how computer systems work. The skills learnt within the subject are transferable across the curriculum and throughout their time in education.
The department has links with outside agencies, such as Technocamps, which often come into school to deliver workshops for pupils to further develop the understanding of computing. We also provide extra curricular activities through lunchtime Minecraft and Coding Club.
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KEY STAGE 3 SUMMARY - YEAR 7
Autumn Term​
Health and Safety​
Computer Systems – Hardware and Software​
Internet Safety – Scratch Game​
Christmas Scratch Game​
Spring Term​
Spreadsheet development skills​
Adobe Sparks – Internet of Things​
Summer Term​
Computational Thinking​
Using flowcharts and algorithms​
Logo Challenge​
KEY STAGE 3 SUMMARY - YEAR 8
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Autumn Term
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Health and Safety​
Computer Systems – Inside the Computer and Secondary Storage
Internet Safety – Infographic​ image editing
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Spring Term​
Spreadsheet - simple and complex formulae
Vector and bitmap image creation
Summer Term​
Computational Thinking​ and Decomposition
Introduction to Python Coding
Social and ethical consequences of using technology
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KEY STAGE 3 SUMMARY - YEAR 9
Autumn Term
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Health and Safety​
Computer Systems – Networks and Encryption
Internet Safety – Website Development
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Spring Term​
Movie creation and editing
Graphic editing development
Summer Term​
History of Computing
Python Coding
Cybersecurity
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KEY STAGE 4 SUMMARY
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The Department deliver two qualifications that allow for students to focus on different areas of the subject:
GCSE Computer Science - This qualification is delivered across 3 units:
Unit 1:Learn the fundamental of Computer Architecture
Unit 2:Complete algorithms, Greenfoot programming and HTML​
Unit 3:Design solutions for given computer-based problems​.
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BTEC Information Technology - This qualification is delivered across 4 units:
Unit 1:The Online World
Unit 3: A digital portfolio
Unit 6: Creating Digital Graphics
Unit 13: Website Development
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POST-16 SUMMARY
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Years 12 and 13
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Unit 1: Fundamentals of Computer Science
Unit 2: Practical Programming to Solve Problems
Unit 3: Programming and System Development
Unit 4: Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Application
Unit 5: Programmed Solution to a Problem
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EXTRA CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES
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KS3 Coding Club - Pupils entered into DVLA Coding Competition
KS3 Minecraft Club using Minecraft for Education
Safer Internet Day
Technocamps workshops
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USEFUL LINKS
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https://www.wjec.co.uk/qualifications/computer-science-gcse/#tab_keydocuments
https://www.wjec.co.uk/qualifications/computer-science-as-a-level/#tab_keydocuments
https://www.technocamps.com/en/
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