Welcome to Computing

You are living in the digital age, in which computers are integral to nearly every aspect of modern life.  Being a confident user and creator of digital content is vital for almost all future career paths. We therefore really mean it when we say, “computing is for everyone!”.

We offer a broad curriculum, including programming, graphic design, web development and core digital literacy skills. This is designed to be highly relevant, challenging and rewarding. Bottom-line, we aim to prepare our pupils for careers in a huge range of fields, many of which may not even exist yet!

All lessons, from Year 7 to 13, are taught by specialist computing teachers. This level of technical expertise, combined with our well-structured and resourced curriculum, allows us to consistently achieve excellent outcomes throughout all key stages.

More widely, we run a range of extra-curricular activities including our highly successful Robotics Club, who in 2023 were crowned regional champions! We also have strong links with local industry and regularly have pupils undertaking work experience programmes in computing related companies.

Curriculum Intent 

The computing department’s curriculum aims to provide accessible, relevant and career focused learning across all key stages. Computing is a fast-changing subject and we try to reflect this in our curriculum. As such we regularly review not only what we teach, but also how it is delivered, in order to ensure it is as modern, relevant and up to date as possible. 

In computing lessons, pupils will tackle complex topics including programming and graphic design using professional level software. Support and scaffolding alongside stretch and challenge activities is at the heart of all our lessons though. In short, we pride ourselves on making computing accessible to all pupils.  

Through computing lessons, pupils will learn a wide range of specialised technical skills. Beyond this though, we also embed wider digital literacy skills into lessons; skills that are vital for success no matter what career path pupils choose to follow. This makes computing a highly relevant subject for all pupils.