| Autumn 1 (Sept – Oct) | Autumn 2 (Nov – Dec) | Spring 1 (Jan – Feb) | Spring 2 (Mar – Apr) | Summer (May – Jun) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic Title | • High and low level languages | • Programming: Python | • Practical paper: | • Revision through past papers | • Revision through past papers |
| • Programming | • Operating systems and computer architecture | pre-release material | |||
| • Security and ethics | |||||
| Key Skills and Content | • High level and low level languages and translators | • Program using Python | • Use of pre-release material | • Exam technique and practice | • Exam technique and practice |
| • Programming concepts: sequence, selection, repetition, totalling and counting | • Operating systems functions | • Data integrity and security | |||
| • Interrupts and buffers | • Data safety | • Practice from practical and theory exam papers | • Practice from practical and theory exam papers | ||
| • Von Neumann model | • Computer ethics | ||||
| • Fetch-execute cycle | |||||
| Summative Assessment | Practice Exam (material covered taken from past papers) | Practice Exam (material covered taken from past papers) | Practice Exam (taken from past papers) | Practice Exam (taken from past papers) | Practice Exam (taken from past papers) |
