The Computer Science department at St Monica’s strives to provide our students with the knowledge they need to be able to understand, use and develop digital technology. We want our students to think critically about the digital world and the way it impacts on their lives.
Please see below to learn more about the Computing curriculum at St Monica’s.
The curriculum is designed to allow students to have access to transferable knowledge through both Computer Science and Information Technology and make informed choices on how they pursue the subjects as they continue their learning journey through the school. Computer Science should be engaging and practical, it should encourage creativity as well as developing computational thinking and problem-solving skills. We aim for the students to leave St Monica’s as digital citizens with the knowledge to thrive in an ever-changing digital world. Students should be able to go online and stay safe and understand what they need to do if they do not feel safe while on social media or online gaming.
Head of Computer Science: A Maher
Teacher of Computer Science: S White
At Key Stage 4 we currently offer two courses: GCSE Edexcel Business Studies and GCSE OCR Computer Science.
We use Knowledge Organisers widely across the department to enable all pupils to have clear understanding of the complex concepts taught and they support with learning higher tier vocabulary.
Knowledge Organisers for students in Year 10 and Year 11 are shared with students by their class teachers via Satchel One or they will be printed and shared in lessons. They provide detailed knowledge to support their learning and understanding of key concepts at Key Stage 4.Â
Click here to view our year 7 knowledge organisers.
