Key Stage 3 Computing

KS3 Computing lessons have had a focus around online safety and looking at persuasive design used in app creation. We discussed a range of persuasive design features that companies use and how these impact on their lives. The students then selected a few of these features and designed an app.  They then presented these to their peers. There have been some incredible ideas.

Year 7 are starting to explore a different way of programming using BBC Micro:Bits. This unit has seen them complete a range of challenges and games using the Micro:Bit website. They can experiment with this at home using the BBC Microbit website.

Year 8 are exploring a different way of programming using BBC Micro:Bits. This unit builds from what they have learnt in year 7 about Micro:Bits by incorporating Python programming language to add challenge.

Year 9 are learning about computational thinking and understanding how programs and computers think and work. They will be exploring flowcharts, pseudocode and then looking and creating mini-programs based on the flowcharts and pseudocode into python. This will give the students an insight into GCSE Computer Science.

Mrs Bennett

Curriculum Leader for the C.A.T. Faculty

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