Key Stage 3 Overview

Key Stage 3 Overview

Key Stage 3 (KS3) Computing follows the 3 year Teach Computing programme. . This has been created by the Raspberry Pi Foundation on behalf of the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE)

Curriculum Journey

Unit Summaries

The Teach Computing pedagogy consists of 12 principles:

• Lead with concepts
• Work together
• Get hands-on
• Unplug, unpack, repack
• Model everything
• Foster program comprehension
• Create projects
• Add variety
• Challenge misconceptions
• Make concrete
• Structure lessons
• Read and explore code first

To learn more about these principles and related strategies in the National Centre for Computing Education pedagogy toolkit

https://teachcomputing.org/pedagogy/

Homework is set every fortnight and there is a summative assessment at the end of each term. Students use Microsoft Teams to submit work.