Year 7
Curriculum Map
This curriculum map provides an overview of the computer science journey students will experience throughout the academic year. It outlines the sequence of computational concepts, programming languages, and digital projects alongside key assessment points designed to monitor and support student progress. The curriculum is carefully sequenced to build knowledge progressively, with each unit providing the foundation for future learning, ensuring all students develop technical understanding, coding proficiency, and computational thinking appropriate to their age and stage. For detailed information about the specific knowledge and skills taught in each unit, please visit our Knowledge and Skills page.
Half Term | Unit(s) of Work | Key Assessments |
Autumn 1 | Welcome to Mosslands | Teacher skills assessment |
E-safety Level 1 | Formal End of unit assessment | |
Autumn 2 | Digital Literacy Project developing skills in common applications | Assessment of final project delivery using marking criteria |
Spring 1 | Programming 1: Scratch Basics | Combination of teacher skills assessment and formal End of unit assessment |
Spring 2 | Computer Basics 1: Layers of a Computer System | Formal End of Unit Assessment |
Computer Basics 1: Data Representation | Formal End of Unit Assessment | |
Summer 1 | Programming 2: Scratch – Data Structures and Functions | Combination of teacher skills assessment and formal End of unit assessment |
Summer 2 | Networks 1 | Formal End of Unit Assessment |