Computer Science
Year 8 · Northern Ireland Curriculum
Year 8 computing establishes the foundations for GCSE. Pupils learn computational thinking (decomposition, abstraction and algorithm design with flowcharts and pseudocode) and put it into practice in a text-based language, usually Python.
Computer systems work covers hardware, input and output, storage, binary representation of numbers and text, and how networks and the internet function.
Digital literacy and e-safety are treated seriously: strong passwords, phishing, digital footprint, and the legal and ethical side of using other people's data and content.
Curriculum Breakdown
Important Topics
- Computational ThinkingDecomposition, abstraction, pattern recognition and algorithm design.
- Programming in PythonVariables, data types, input and output, selection and iteration.
- AlgorithmsFlowcharts and pseudocode used to plan a solution before coding.
- Computer HardwareProcessor, memory, storage, and input and output devices.
- Data RepresentationBinary numbers, character codes and how images are stored.
- Networks & E-SafetyHow networks and the internet work, plus passwords, phishing and digital footprint.
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