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The document provides an overview of the Pearson Edexcel iLowerSecondary curriculum. It describes the curriculum's focus on international students and inclusion of teaching resources, assessments, and professional development support. The Computing curriculum contains five strands covering topics like algorithms, programming, data representation, IT applications, and web authoring. Objectives are outlined for Years 7 through 9 to ensure progression and clear learning targets in problem solving, programming, data, and software skills.

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PEDX - Worksheet - iLS - Computing - Curriculum - Overview - v1.pdfLOWER SECONDARY

The document provides an overview of the Pearson Edexcel iLowerSecondary curriculum. It describes the curriculum's focus on international students and inclusion of teaching resources, assessments, and professional development support. The Computing curriculum contains five strands covering topics like algorithms, programming, data representation, IT applications, and web authoring. Objectives are outlined for Years 7 through 9 to ensure progression and clear learning targets in problem solving, programming, data, and software skills.

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iLS

Computing
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Pearson Edexcel iLowerSecondary is not just a


curriculum, but a complete teaching toolkit.
The English, Mathematics, Science and Computing curricula have been developed specifically
for the international student, and a complete suite of teaching support is included as part of the
whole-school package.

Exemplar schemes of work and mapping enable you to access Pearson’s world-renowned teaching
resources. In addition fully integrated internal (Progress Tests) and external (Year Nine Achievement Tests)
assessments are available, all created through Pearson Edexcel’s World Class Qualifications framework.

In addition, a comprehensive programme of Professional Development support is available - which


includes face-to-face training, webinar training, and being part of our community forum. Plus the whole
teaching and learning solution is supported by Pearson’s world-renowned teaching resources such as Bug
Club, Science Bug and Abacus.

The iLowerSecondary curriculum is organised into three year groups, each building on the knowledge and
skills of the last. Each provides comprehensive learning objectives and lesson plans to ensure clear targets
and progression for students.

For iLowerSecondary Computing, the curriculum contains five main strands, with each split into topic
areas. The curriculum promotes engagement and enjoyment while ensuring students are well placed to
achieve highly in later examinations.

The strands are:


Problem Solving: Algorithms and Abstraction
Programming and Development
Data and Representation
Information Technology - Application of IT
Software Skills - Web Authoring

Students are encouraged to take an engaged and investigative approach to their learning. The
iLowerSecondary Computing curriculum gives an excellent platform for later learning and ensures students
are prepared for the challenges ahead of them.

On the following page are examples of objectives from the iPrimary Computing curriculum topics for Years
7, 8 and 9.
YEAR 7 YEAR 9

Problem Solving: Information Technology -


Algorithms and Abstraction Application of IT
>> Be able to code an algorithm in both a >> Be able to select and use multiple
visual and textual language applications

>> Be able to compare the utility of alternative >> Be able to collect data
algorithms for the same problem
>> Be able to meet the needs of known users
>> Use computational abstractions that model
the state and behaviour of real-world >> Be able to reuse digital artefacts for a given
problems and physical systems. audience

>> Be able to bring together and organise


different types of information to achieve a
Programming and purpose
Development – Errors
>> Be able to work accurately and proofread,
>> Be able to locate and fix syntax errors in a using software facilities where appropiate
program for the task

>> Be able to interpret an error report from a


textual language IDE. Software Skills -
Web Authoring
YEAR 8 >> Use HTML, including hyperlinks, bookmarks
and anchors, inserting images/animations/
sound, font enhancements, text (including
title, body, paragraph), lists (including
Programming and Development - simple, bulleted), head (including meta
data), comments to create web pages
Programming Constructs
>> Understand and use variables and type
declarations.

>> Understand and use sequence, selection and


iteration

Data and Representation – Binary


>> Understand how to perform simple binary
arithmetic (addition).

>> Understand how bitmap images are represented


in binary.

>> Understand and be able to create a binary word to


represent a simple bitmap image.

>> Understand and be able to create a simple bitmap


image that is represented by a binary word.

>> Understand and use the terms describing capacity


of storage

>> Be able to convert between binary and denary


multiples of values for storage

>> Understand that file storage is measured in bytes


and be able to calculate storage requirements

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