Year 7

• Introduction to Computer Science at MHS
• Computer Hardware and Networking – how computers are built and connected to each other
• Binary – how data is handled inside a computer
• BBC Cyber Security – Safety in an Online World
• Scratch programming – create a range of applications with block based programming

Year 8

• Flowol - algorithms for controlling real world situations
• Small Basic - an introduction to text based programming and the Basic environment
• Creating a website using HTML and CSS, using Notepad++ software and evaluating output in a range of browsers
• Beginners Python – programming in Python from the beginning. This is another text based language that students will study for the rest of their MHS careers
• Spreadsheets and Database principles – managing a dataset using a range of spreadsheet and database functions

Year 9

• Further Python – extending Python skills including loops 
• Further Binary – deepening binary knowledge, understanding and skills including GCSE content such as RGB and hex
• Bitmap and Vector graphics using Photoshop
• Boolean Logic – Circuit diagrams and truth tables using AND OR and NOT logic gates
• Cyber Security - revision of a range of e-safety issues and additional cyber security issues such as protection against malware, legal considerations and network security