Read the map from the bottom. Year 7 starts on the left, and the line climbs through Years 8 and 9 into IGCSE, then on to IB in the sixth form.
Dashed rings mark this half-term's units. Taught half-terms are ticked in the year plans.
When each Year 7–9 unit is taught. Select a unit to see its lessons.
Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science (0478) across Years 10 and 11, 3 lessons a week. Select a topic to see what it covers and open its lessons.
IB Diploma Computer Science for the 2027 exams, across Years 12 and 13, 4 lessons a week. It follows the IB's suggested order: A1 to A3 and then programming (B1 to B3) in Year 12; the internal assessment, A4 Machine learning and the Paper 1 case study in Year 13. HL extensions are taught alongside each topic.
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| Statement | T or F |
| CPU stands for central processing unit | |
| The CPU stores all your photos and files | |
| The CPU carries out instructions from programs | |
| 1 GHz means 1 billion cycles per second | |
| A quad-core CPU has 2 cores | |
| A CPU can get hot, so it needs a fan or heat sink |
| User | CPU A: 2-core, 2.0 GHz | CPU B: 8-core, 4.0 GHz | Your choice and reason |
| Writes homework and browses the web | |||
| Plays fast 3D games while streaming |