Computer Science · KS3 to KS5

Computing Pathway
KS3 → IGCSE → IB / A Level

Read it from the bottom. Year 7 sets off on the left, the track climbs through Years 8 and 9 into IGCSE, then splits for post-16.

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KS3 Computing IGCSE 0478 Paper 1 Paper 2
IB DP CS Paper 1 (Theme A) Paper 2 (Theme B) IA
A Level 9618 Theory (P1, P3) Programming (P2, P4)
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KS3 year plan

Each unit is sized to its half-term on the school calendar. 35 teaching weeks hold 32 planned lessons, with spare weeks in Autumn 1, Autumn 2 and Summer 1. Every lesson has a ready-to-teach 50-minute plan and a worksheet with answers, and lessons are a mix of on-device, unplugged and mixed.