Curriculum Plan – Computing
Year Group
Year 7 National
Curriculum
Year Group
Year 8 National
Curriculum
Half-term
Autumn first half
Units of Work
eSafety
CAT tests
Assessed Pieces
None for ICT
CATs
Autumn second half
Introduction to Comp
Spring first half
Sequencing
Spring second half
Modelling
Summer first half
Audio
Summer second half
Presenting
Lesson 3 – 5 research
document
Assessed on creation of
game, including plans
and evaluation
Exam results task and
sweet shop task
Audio plans and
finished pieces
Finished presentation
to meet user
requirements
Half-term
Autumn first half
Units of Work
Websites
Autumn second half
Visual Programming
Spring first half
Animation
Spring second half
Binary
Summer first half
Designing a HCI
Assessed Pieces
Homepage design and
the finished website
Planning, flowchart and
the finished game with
testing and evaluation
Design and the finished
piece with testing and
evaluation
Worksheet and mini
test
Research task, planning
Reading Skills
Writing Skills
Will need to be able to
Using PEE Chain to
read the questions to
develop lesson work
interpret what is
required
 Will need to read
 Use the PEE chain
briefs to establish  Use connectives to
what is required
develop writing
 Will need to proof  Use key terms
read finished work
appropriately
 Will need to skim
 Be able to write
internet articles to
‘what if’ scenarios
find useful
 Record sources
information
Reading Skills
Writing Skills
 Will need to read
 Use the PEE chain
briefs to establish  Use connectives to
what is required
develop writing
 Will need to proof  Use key terms
read finished work
appropriately
 Will need to skim
 Be able to write
internet articles to
‘what if’ scenarios
find useful
 Be able to explain
information
why one method is
 Start to determine
better than
Year Group
Year 9 National
Curriculum
Summer second half
eSafety
Half-term
Autumn first half
Units of Work
Binary
Designing a HCI
Autumn second half
Programming a
Calculator
Programming a Quiz
Spring first half
Spring second half
Year Group
Year 10 Computing
GCSE OCR
Summer first half
How the web works
Networks
Drawing and
manipulating shapes
Sexting
Summer second half
App Inventor
Half-term
Autumn first half
Units of Work
Programming
A452 prep work
and final HCI with
testing and evaluation
Guide to staying safe
validity of sources

another
Record sources
Assessed Pieces
Reading Skills
Writing Skills
Conversion exercises
 Will need to read
 Use the PEE chain
and mini test
briefs to establish  Use connectives to
Research task, planning
what is required
develop writing
and final HCI with
 Will need to proof  Use key terms
testing and evaluation
read finished work
appropriately
Design, implementation
 Will need to skim
 Be able to explain
and testing
internet articles to
why they have
Design, implementation
find useful
done something a
and testing
information
particular why and
Worksheet
 Determine validity
the impact of this
Worksheet
of sources
 Be able to explain
Sexting finished
why one method is
product
better than
another
 Record sources
Design and the finished
piece with testing and
evaluation
Assessed Pieces
2.1.7 Programming
2.1.7 Programming –
Algorithms questions
and mini test
2.1.7 Programming –
Handling data in
Reading Skills
 Be able to
methodically follow
written instruction

Be able to
Writing Skills
 Ability to structure
content into a
report format.
 Be able to use
subject specific
Autumn second half
Spring first half
Spring second half
Summer first half
Summer second half
Year Group
Year 11 Computing
GCSE OCR
Half-term
Autumn first half
Autumn second half
Spring first half
A452 Controlled
assessment – research
and evidence gathering
A452 Controlled
assessment – research
and evidence gathering
A453 Controlled
assessment – research
and evidence gathering
A453 Controlled
assessment – research
and evidence gathering
A453 Controlled
assessment – research
and evidence gathering
Units of Work
2.1.1 Fundamentals of
Computing
2.1.2 Computer
Hardware
2.1.3 Software –
Systems software and
Utilities
2.1.4 Representation of
data
2.1.5 Databases
algorithms and mini
test
2.1.7 Programming –
Testing questions and
mini test
A452 Controlled
Assessment tasks

proofread finished
project

Will need to be able
to read questions to
interpret what is
required
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A452 Controlled
Assessment tasks
A452 Controlled
Assessment tasks
A453 Controlled
Assessment tasks
A453 Controlled
Assessment tasks
terms in context.
Be able to analyse
data and effectively
communicate
results
Use the PEE chain
Use connectives to
develop writing
Record sources
Be able to
demonstrate
suitable literacy
skills under
controlled
assessment
conditions
A453 Controlled
Assessment tasks
Assessed Pieces
Exam questions and
mini test in exam
conditions
Reading Skills
 Be able to
methodically follow
written instruction
Exam questions and
mini test in exam
conditions

Be able to
proofread finished
work

Will need to be
Exam questions and
Writing Skills
 Be able to use
subject specific
terms in context.
 Annotate code with
clear instructions of
purpose
 To explain
advantages and
disadvantages
Spring second half
Summer first half
2.1.6 Communication
and Networking
Revision of all topics
covered
Revision of all topics
covered
mini test in exam
conditions
Full mock exam under
exam conditions
Full mock exam under
exam conditions
able to read the
questions to
interpret what is
required
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Year Group
Year 12 Computing AS
AQA
Half-term
Autumn first half
Units of Work
Comp 1 & 2
Assessed Pieces
Autumn second half
Comp 1 & 2
Mock test exam style
questions Comp2
Spring first half
Comp 1 & 2
Spring second half
Comp1 & 2
Summer first half
Comp 1 & 2
Summer second half
Comp 1 & 2
Mock test exam style
questions Comp1
Mock test comp 1 & 2
inc coding style
questions
extended answer exam
questions
extended answer exam
questions
Full mock test comp 1 &
2 inc coding style
questions
Reading Skills
 Be able to
methodically follow
written instruction

Be able to
proofread finished
work

Will need to be
able to read the
questions to
interpret what is
required
Use the PEE chain
Use connectives to
develop writing
Be able to explain
why one method is
better than
another
Developing
analytical writing
Writing Skills
 Be able to use
subject specific
terms in context.
 Annotate code with
clear instructions of
purpose
 To explain
advantages and
disadvantages
 Use the PEE chain
 Use connectives to
develop writing
 Be able to explain
why one method is
better than
another
Year Group
Year 13 Computing A2
AQA
Half-term
Autumn first half
Units of Work
Comp 4
Comp 3 – 3.3.1
Problem Solving
Comp 3 – 3.3.2
Programming concepts
Comp 4
Comp 3 – 3.3.3
Numbering Systems
Comp 3 – 3.3.4
Operating Systems
Comp 3 – 3.3.5
Databases
Comp 4
Comp 3 – 3.3.6
Communication and
Networking
Assessed Pieces
Spring second half
Comp 3 – Revision of all
topics
Targeted mini exams on
topics covered
Summer first half
Comp 3 – Revision of all
topics
Full mock exam style
test Comp 3
Autumn second half
Spring first half
Normalisation
coursework
3.3.1 Problem Solving
exam questions
3.3.2 exam questions
Reading Skills
 Be able to
methodically follow
written instruction

Be able to
proofread finished
project

Will need to be
able to read the
questions to
interpret what is
required
Database design
coursework
Exam questions
SQL & VBA Coding
coursework
Interim full marking of
Coursework
Writing Skills
 Ability to structure
content into a
report format.
 Be able to use
subject specific
terms in context.
 Be able to analyse
data and effectively
communicate
results
 Use the PEE chain
 Use connectives to
develop writing
 Record sources