• Full academic year of study for year 7.

  • 36 lessons in total

  • Built from resources created for the UK government to be used in schools so you can be sure your child is learning the same as their peers

  • A broad and diverse range of computing and ICT skills

  • Updated for 2025 and adjusted for home learners or for school pupils to work on their own.

  • Track and store progress

  • End of Unit assessments

  • Certificate of completion

  • Quizzes after lessons to check learning

  • All software used in the course is free or there is a free alternative

Cost

FAQ

  • How long do I get access to the course?

    Access to the course is two years (730 days) from date of purchase.

  • Is there support?

    Yes, there is email support Mon-Fri term time. We will get back to you asap, but always within 48 hours.

  • What format is the course?

    The course is video based with caption/subtitles. There are worksheets for many lessons but the video will always guide you through the worksheets. Every lesson has a quiz to check learning and there is an assessment for every unit. You don't have to print the worksheets if you don't have a printer.

  • How many lessons are there and how often should a lesson be done?

    There are 36 lesson which means the course can be done one lesson per week term-time and the entire course will take one academic year. You get the whole course in one go, so you can work as fast or slow as you like.

  • How long is each lesson?

    The video length differs but one hour should be allocated per lesson. The actual time the lesson takes will differ depending on the student. The emphasis of the course is for the student to do as much practice work as possible rather than just watching a video.

  • Do you have to have completed the Year 7 course in order to do this year 8 course?

    No, you do not have to have done the year 7 course to do this one. It does help with the Python programming unit to have done some Block coding (Scratch), but the course has been written and recorded so that you can complete this unit without any previous block coding experience.

30 day money back guarantee

Full refund within 30 days if you find the course is not what you wanted. No quibbles.

Main skills taught

Vector Graphics

Computer components and how they work

Coding HTML/CSS and the Web

Binary

Mobile App development

Beginners Python Programming

Overview

Year 8 Computing and ICT Units Overview

Unit order: It's best to do the units in numerical order, but they can be done in any order.

You do not have to have done Year 7 to do this course.

Schedule: There are 36 lessons which is a full academic year of study. Each unit has 6 lessons, which is one half term. 

Unit 1 - Vector Graphics

Students represent images as shapes/paths and build clean icons/logos using grouping, layers, and transformations.

Software: Inkscape (free) (or Vectr/Gravit); web browser.

Unit 2 - Computing Systems

Students explore CPU, memory, storage and networks, and how these parts work together.

Software: Web browser.

Unit 3 - Developing for the Web

Students create simple sites with HTML/CSS, use hyperlinks/navigation, and compare classic search with AI answers.

Software: Web browser + text editor (Notepad or TextEdit) or an online HTML/CSS editor such as the Raspberry Pi Editor 

Unit 4 - Representations – From Clay to Silicon

Students try multiple coding schemes (e.g., Morse/ASCII) to see how data can be encoded before moving to binary.

Software: Web browser; word processor for worksheets.

Unit 5 - Mobile App Development

Students learn multiple design considerations when developing phone apps, and use App Lab in Code.org to development some of their design.

Software: Web browser; word processor for worksheets

Unit 6 - Python Programming

Students move to text-based coding, using sequence, selection, and iteration to solve small problems.

Software: Python (IDLE) or online Python IDE (e.g., Replit, Raspberry Pi editor).