Computing and Digital Media
About Us
Students of the modern world encounter technology in every aspect of their lives. At Clyst Vale we offer a curriculum at KS3 which gives students all of the skills required to work and study ensuring IT skills.
Students have the opportunity to complete multimedia tasks and create their own videos, sounds, images and animations. Digital Media qualifications are taught at KS4.
A key part of our curriculum is computing which is studied from Year 7 and can become a focus in KS4 and KS5.
Unpinning all computing is a commitment to digital literacy and safety. Being able to use technology safely and evaluate content is a key skill of modern living and something we take very seriously at Clyst Vale.
| Miss M Higginson | Head of Computing | |
| Mr A Bailey | Teacher of Computing, Head of Yellow School | |
| Mr G Turl | Teacher of Computing & Digital Media | |
| Mr D Hewlett | Teacher of KS3 Computing & Digital Media |
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
| Autumn 1 – My Digital Survival Kit
Basic IT skills Autumn 2 – My Digital Time Capsule Web design and E-safety Spring- Microbit Programming Summer 1 – Basic Spreadsheets Learning how to create, format, create graphs and simple formulas in Excel Summer 2 – My Multi Media Project Using sound, video and image editing software to create a video about Festival on the Field
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Autumn 1- My Virtual Team
Programming, use of electronic communication, software development and E-safety Spring – Top Trumps
Summer – Inside the Box Learning to program, and the basics of how computers work |
Autumn – Visual Basic
Programming, Computing Theory Spring-Digital Images Truth of Fiction Photoshop/image editing Digital literacy Summer 1 – E-Safety Moving forward as an adult online Summer 2 – IT in the Work Place Developing essential IT skills for completing GCSE work across the curriculum and for the work place . |
| Digital Media | Cambridge National – Creative Imedia (level 1 students) CIDA – Certificate in Digital Applications (level 2 students) |
| Computing | AQA GCSE Computing |
Digital Media Courses
Digital media courses are designed to be vocational options mirroring tasks completed in the digital industries. Students will learn to use a range of creative software applications and will also learn web design. These courses have 75% non-examined assessment and a 25% exam.
Cambridge Nationals Creative Imedia
| Year 10 Autumn | Year 10 Spring | Year 10 Summer |
| Practicing Software Skills | Digital Assets – Poster Design | Video Editing – Advert Creation |
| Year 11 Autumn | Year 11 Spring | Year 11 Summer |
| Animation | Exam Practice | Exam Practice |
CIDA
| Year 10 Autumn | Year 10 Spring | Year 10 Summer |
| Practicing Software Skills | Creating Banner and Program | Creating Blimp and Market Stall Model |
| Year 11 Autumn | Year 11 Spring | Year 11 Summer |
| Completing Digital Products and Create Portfolio | Complete Portfolio – Exam Practice | Exam Practice |
COMPUTING GCSE
This is a course that has real relevance in our modern world. While learners will no doubt already have some knowledge of computers and related areas, the course will give them an in-depth understanding of how computer technology works and a look at what goes on “behind the scenes”. As part of this, they will investigate computer programming, which many learners find interesting.
Who is it for?
Students who wish to pursue a detailed study of IT systems and learn a little more about what happens behind the scenes, including computer networks, security and hacking, hardware fundamentals or wish to start to learn the basics of writing their own computer programmes.
How is it assessed?
| This course is assessed using a mixture of written examination, practical programming challenge. | |
| Paper 1: Computational thinking and problem solving (40% of GCSE) Computational thinking, problem solving, code tracing and applied computing as well as theoretical knowledge of computer science from subject content.Paper 2: Written assessment (40% of GCSE) Theoretical knowledge from subject content |
Non-exam assessment (20% of GCSE) The non-exam assessment (NEA) assesses a student’s ability to use the knowledge and skills gained through the course to solve a practical programming problem. Students will be expected to follow a systematic approach to problem solving, consistent with the skills taught during theory lessons. |
Year 12/13 Computing Long Term Planning (New Syllabus AQA)
| Year 12
Mr Bailey Programming |
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| Designing solutions to problems
The structure of procedural programs Data types and data structures |
Common facilities of procedural languages
Writing maintainable programs Testing and running a solution |
Revision | Project | ||||
| Year 12
Mrs Higginson Computing Theory |
Hardware
Software Data: its presentation, structure and management |
Data transmission and networking
Intro to Databases |
Networks continued
Object Orientated Programming |
Functional Programming
Implications of Computer use |
Revision | Project | |
| Year 13
Mr Bailey |
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| Project
Programming Practice |
Exam prep: | N/A | |||||
| Year 13
Mrs Higginson Computing Theory |
The function and purpose of translators
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Computer architectures
Data representation |
High-level language programming paradigms | Databases Low-level languagesRevision |
Exam prep: | N/A | |