stage 4

Specialise Your Skills

This is where you start to focus your talents and get ready for your qualifications. You'll sharpen your coding skills and learn how to manage projects just like they do in the tech industry. You'll also dive into amazing new topics like Artificial Intelligence and discover how to design apps and websites that are easy and fun for people to use. The skills you build here will prepare you for your first steps into exciting careers like UX/UI Designer or Cybersecurity Analyst.

Courses

btec tech award in digital information technology

Teaching resources for the BTEC Tech Award in Digital Information Technology

cambridge nationals imedia (j834)

Design, plan, create and review digital media products to meet client and target audience demands.

gcse computer science

Teaching and learning resources covering GCSE Computer Science for all major examination boards

National Curriculum - Key stage 4 Computing

All pupils must have the opportunity to study aspects of information technology and computer science at sufficient depth to allow them to progress to higher levels of study or to a professional career.

All pupils should be taught to:

develop their capability, creativity and knowledge in computer science, digital media and information technology

develop and apply their analytic, problem-solving, design, and computational thinking skills

understand how changes in technology affect safety, including new ways to protect their online privacy and identity, and how to report a range of concerns

Shortcuts

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BAFTA Young Game Designers - BAFTA YGD

ygd.bafta.org

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CyberFirst courses - NCSC.GOV.UK

www.ncsc.gov.uk

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Games - Cyber Games UK

cybergamesuk.com

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Scratch - Imagine, Program, Share