Computing & Business Studies is taught by:

Ms A Patel Curriculum Team Leader
Ms I Patel ICT/Business Studies Teacher & Lead Practitioner
Ms S Bashir ICT/Business Studies Teacher
Mr E Escriva  ICT Teacher
Ms C Nash ICT/Computer Science Teacher

 

Curriculum Overview (Computing) - KS3 & KS4 

Key Stage 3

 

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Year 7

1. E safety and Impact of technology 

2. Programming essentials in Scratch 

3. Networks

4. Artificial Intelligence

5. Spreadsheets & Modelling Data 

Year 8

1. Computer Crime

2. Control technology & Flowol

3. Computing Systems

4. Logic  

5. Web Design

Year 9

1.Cyber security

2. Python

3. Data Representation

4. Data science

5. Beyond KS3 AI & using applications 

Key Stage 4 

Course Title

Exam Board

Assessment Components & Method (Exam/NEA %)

When is the Component Assessed? (e.g. Summer GCSE)

KS4 Computer science 

(OCR exam board)

100% Exam

 

  • Computer systems (01) 50%

 

  • Computational thinking, algorithms and programming (02) 50%

 

 

Year 10 Mock Exams Series - Computer systems 

Summer GCSE - Year 11 Mock Computer systems(01) and Computational thinking, algorithms and programming (02)

 

OCR Exam board website link for computer science GCSE- please click here for information about the specification 

Accessibility & Inclusion

  • Visual diagrams and demonstration of physical components when it is fit for purposeVideos to reinforce concepts 

  • Google form mid unit assessments to get students to easily ascertain areas of weakness in preparation for end of unit test 
  • Modelling of student / exam board exam question answers of different levels
  • Teacher demonstrations of software tutorials and student experts in class to help. 
  • Practice exam questions in class which is teacher/ peer/ self assessed. 
  • Visual organisers,knowledge organisers, scaffolds, dual-coding diagrams of the CPU, and writing pseudocode before touching a keyboard 
  • Computer science workout website and another web e learning platform created by the department - both can be accessed on RM unify
  • Strategies like PRIMM (Predict, Run, Investigate, Modify, Make) allow students to interact with code and understand its function before being asked to create their own. 
  • Spiral curriculum at KS3 that builds on knowledge & skills of core concepts, Eg scratch block programming to text based programming. 

Possible careers:

  • IT security coordinator
  • Programmer
  • Software Engineer
  • Computer games developer
  • Nano-medic
  • Network engineer/manager
  • Robotics engineer
  • Developer
  • Data Scientist
  • Mobile App Developer
  • E-learning developer
  • Information scientist
  • Engineer
  • Database Administrator/scientist
  • Artificial intelligence 
  • Systems analyst
  • Cloud Computing Engineers
  • Aircraft pilot
  • Forensic computer analyst
  • Web Developer

Home learning (frequency and expectations)

This will be set every week and a combination of : 

  • Google form quiz
  • Worksheets on google classroom
  • Exam questions or flipped reading in book

E-Safety for parents/guardians/students

 

Computer Science links 

Future Pathways / Enrichment 

 

Read - articles, blogs & videos about cutting edge technology

Learn to code 

Watch 

 

Curriculum Overview (Business Studies) - KS4 

 

Course Title

Exam Board

Assessment Components & Method (Exam/NEA %)

When is the Component Assessed? (e.g. Summer GCSE)

KS4 Business studies

 

OCR exam board

100% Exam

Business 1: business activity, marketing and people (01) 50%

Business 2: operations, finance and influences on business (02) 50%

 

Summer GCSE

Accessibility & Inclusion

  • Chunking of testing via end of topic tests 
  • Debates, role play , apprentice and Dragons den tasks, presentations , group work 
  • Google form mid unit assessments to get students to easily ascertain areas of weakness in preparation for end of unit test 
  • Videos to reinforce business methodologies in different case studies - helping students with framing answers for unfamiliar contexts ( application questions).   
  • Modelling of student answers(show what a good one looks like - different levels)
  • Practice exam questions in class which is teacher/ peer/ self assessed. 
  • One to one teacher feedback 
  • Visual organisers,knowledge organisers, scaffolds,
  • Business e learning platform created by the department - can be accessed on RM unifyv

Home learning (frequency and expectations)

This will be set every week and a combination of : 

  • Google form quiz
  • Worksheets on google class
  • Exam questions or flipped reading in book 

How parents/carers can support their child

  • Check the student is revising using websites listed. 

  • Ensure the student checks and reads the technology & Business section on the BBC website and stays up to date with Technology & Business developments.
  • Talk to them about their progress in Computer Science/Business.

Careers  Business Intelligence, Finance industry, Marketing, Recruitment, Business law…. GCSE Business Studies provides progression for those wishing to continue their studies to GCE Business, GCE Economics, banking and finance

 

Business studies links