A COMPLETE 3-YEAR KS3 COMPUTING JOURNEY

Carefully structured. Fully resourced. Ready to teach.

Our 3-year scheme takes students from their first steps in computing to being prepared for GCSE and beyond. Every lesson is mapped, resourced and designed by humans to build knowledge progressively across the three pillars.

All our units

A clear route to success

Build knowledge year by year with carefully sequenced units that connect, progress and prepare.

Every Unit connects to the next.

Structured... but flexible.

Start with our recommended scheme and plug and play more units later.

Three years. One progressive journey.

Each stage builds on the last, developing skills and confidence every step of the way.

Foundations

  • Build confidence and curiosity.
  • Digital literacy and online safety.
  • Introduction to programming and data.
6 Units - 36 Lessons

Building capability

  • Real-world applications.
  • Problem solving and structure.
  • Data, algorithms and abstraction.
6 Units - 36 Lessons

Preparing for GCSE

  • Deeper programming skills.
  • Complex problem solving.
  • Algorithms and computational thinking.
6 Units - 36 Lessons

Craig’n’Dave’s recommended units at a glance

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Year 7 scheme

1 Unit 01. Computer specifications – I’m a hardware sales specialist
2 Unit 02. Block-based programming 1 – I’m a visual programmer
3 Unit 03. The information web – I’m a blogger
4 Unit xx. Spreadsheets – I’m a business analyst
5 Unit 09. Presenting to others – I’m a guest speaker
6 Unit 08. Safety and wellbeing – I’m a digital safety educator

Year 8 scheme

1 Unit xx. Data storage – I’m a data storage engineer
2 Unit xx. Text based programming 1 – I’m a coder
3 Unit 04. Fake news – I’m an investigative journalist
4 Unit xx. Data science – I’m a data visualiser
5 Unit 07. Graphics – I’m a graphic designer
6 Unit xx. Digital citizenship – I’m a community manager

Year 9 scheme

1 Unit xx. Key algorithms – I’m a software analyst
2 Unit xx. Text based programming 2 – I’m a software developer
3 Unit 05. Image recognition – I’m a computer vision engineer
4 Unit xx. Processing data – I’m a chip architect
5 Unit xx. Animation – I’m an animator
6 Unit 06. Cybersecurity – I’m a cyber security consultant

Curriculum 2028 aligned.

Fully covers the programme of study.

Computer Science Fundamentals

How computers work, including designing, creating and debugging programs to solve problems.

Digital literacy and responsible technology use

How to use digital tools to create and share information while thinking critically, managing risks and behaving responsibly in digital spaces.

Data and AI awareness

How data and AI systems work, their capabilities, limitations and impacts on society.

Each unit is lovingly and painstakingly hand-crafted by humans, not AI.

Our curriculum is designed with intent, delivered with purpose and proven practice.

What to expect

  • 6-week units, 6 lesson each.
  • Extensions for 7-8 week terms.
  • Learn it – Make it – Review it unit structure.
  • 1 key question, 4 knowledge statements in each unit.
  • 3 phase lessons – 1 retrieval – 2 objectives.
  • No planning required, but fully editable resources.
  • Comprehensive unit guide and lesson plans.
  • Mark one unit outcome, not every activity.
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Reasons to invest

  • Careers based.
  • AI infused with ethical debates woven throughout.
  • Contemporary scenarios.
  • Plug and play extensions and homework.
  • Engaging activities you won’t find elsewhere.
  • Plugged, unplugged, think, pair, share.
  • Literacy and oracy included.
  • Prepares students for KS4 and beyond.
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The thinking behind the teaching

Discover more about the rationale that shapes every unit.

Intent, Implementation, Impact

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