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17/01/25

Our Year 12 students at Durdle Door after completing a day of physical geography fieldwork on Chessil beach!#geographyfieldwork pic.twitter.com/n5WB9Nq30y

16/01/25

Our Year 12 students have been reflecting on their Human Geography fieldwork exploring regeneration in Boscombe, Dorset!🏘️🔍A great opportunity to analize real-world impacts and bring their studies to life. Fantastic work,everyone! pic.twitter.com/T7hLbJdtnl

16/01/25

A big thank you to Hayley Dawson for delivering an inspiring assembly to our Year 10 students about Post-16 Options! 🌟 The session provided valuable insights to help our students plan their next steps. pic.twitter.com/60PQiWcBBV

15/01/25

Huge congratulations to Zoe in Y12, who completed in Cyclocross and became the British Junior Women's Cyclocross Champion on Sunday!🌟👏 An incredible achievement-we are so proud of you, Zoe!#CyclocrossChampion https://t.co/bhkSKyq2iO pic.twitter.com/tBHxTI1QO8

14/01/25

We’re excited to welcome our Year 9 students and their parents/carers to the GCSE Options Information Event this Thursday.🌟 🕟 Gates open via the student entrance from 16:30 to 18:00. See you there as we help guide your next steps!#HASU pic.twitter.com/6HcKNJ2TCJ

13/01/25

Join Harris Federation for a day dedicated to exploring career pathways for teachers, at all stages of your career! Register here: https://t.co/D5brHBkB4q pic.twitter.com/hxnoAdKdx9

13/01/25

Having loved Safiyyah's War Aaila and Mobina were so excited to find more stories about Muslim girls on our library shelves🤩📚 pic.twitter.com/wcgAGBeqmJ

20/12/24

Our latest Newsletter is out now. Catch up on all the exciting updates at HASU. https://t.co/BZXFtiisec#HASU pic.twitter.com/gIlYHJLOAU

20/12/24

Our Xmas Jumper Day at HASU set the festive vibes off the charts! From reindeers to snowflakes, sparkles to pom-poms, everyone brought their A-game with their cozy and creative Christmas jumpers. Wishing all our students, staff, and families a very Merry Christmas! 🎄🎄🎄 pic.twitter.com/iFCzlCOZvI

20/12/24

Students from computing classes across the school took part in the annual UK Bebras competition in the month of November. We are very proud of everyone’s achievement.  A big well done to our 503 students who won Gold , Distinction and Merit Awards.🌟👏#HASU pic.twitter.com/idaXJWNhY2

20/12/24

The HASU Robotics Christmas Raffle! … and the winner is………. pic.twitter.com/IhrZdiw5dw

20/12/24

HASU Robotics Society hosted teams from across the SE of England to the INTO THE DEEP Scrimmage. It was another great day of co-opertition and collaboration. Thank you and good luck to all teams taking part this season! pic.twitter.com/s4KPRzmnT5

11/12/24

The dress rehearsal for our Winter Show was a great success! Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night!🎄 pic.twitter.com/mVj1HE24zy

10/12/24

🎶 Yesterday’s Year 7 Celebration Assembly was truly special! 🌟 The highlight? Their beautiful all-year singing performance – such talent and unity on display! 👏💛 Well done Year 7 – you’ve made us all so proud! pic.twitter.com/SfC6Qk9f4L

10/12/24

Field set up prep! pic.twitter.com/TA0UGpBTsE

06/12/24

Thank you to for visiting Harris Academy Sutton as part of UK Parliament week. Mr Taylor spoke to the Year 11s about his role of the new MP for Sutton and Cheam and how he represents the constituency in Parliament. pic.twitter.com/1CjfTSq4oS

04/12/24

🎉 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our Celebration Evening yesterday! It was a fantastic night honoring our students' achievements.🌟Congratulations to all the award recipients – you’ve made us so proud! 🏆👏 pic.twitter.com/SosvAVv40V

02/12/24

Our big day tomorrow! Join us for our HASU Celebration Evening as we present the incredible achievements and successes of our students with a variety of awards.🏆 We’re excited to celebrate together and look forward to seeing you there!#HASU pic.twitter.com/jy8BjvQMVK

02/12/24

Sutton Community Awards 2024💜 🏆 Thank you to everyone who attended the Sutton Community Awards last night. It was once again a magical evening meeting everyone who was shortlisted. pic.twitter.com/hjt7fsddNB

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Computer Science

 

What is Computer Science? 

Computer Science is the study of principles, applications, technologies of computing and how these computer systems work. At Harris Academy Sutton, we also focus on the study and analysis of new and emerging technologies. 

 
Why do we teach Computer Science at HASU? 

At Harris Academy Sutton, our Computer Science curriculum has two main aims. Firstly, we want to make our students proficient and responsible users of technology by developing their knowledge in digital literacy and e-safety. These skills are crucial when identifying, evaluating and using digital hardware and software in a safe and creative manner. We strongly believe in educating our students about various ethical and legal issues concerning the of use technology in turn, preparing them to become responsible citizens in the world where these technologies govern much of our everyday life.  

In addition to this, the development of problem-solving skills is at the heart of our curriculum. We endeavour to equip our students with indispensable computational skills to help develop these reasoning and designing skills. The ability to adapt to new technologies swiftly is a non-negotiable skill required to follow an aspirational career path in every sector of the professional world, as well as helping them to become confident learners in the classroom.   

Students wishing to continue studying Computer Science at KS4 and KS5 will gain an even deeper understanding through studying modules such as Computer Systems, Computational Thinking, Programming and Algorithms. These aspirational and challenging topics give them an edge over other students who choose to wait to start studying Computer Science later at university. 

 

How do we teach Computer Science?

At Harris Academy Sutton, we ensure our students have the opportunity to work with a range of different software and technologies. In addition to this, we teach practical creative problem-solving and logical thinking skills through our programming schemes to nurture curiosity and resilience. We also believe that having an appreciation of the huge impact technology has on our lives is essential for nurturing passion for the study of Computer Science. Students are therefore encouraged to continually analyse, evaluate and critique emerging trends in technology during lessons and enrichment activities. 

At every stage of our curriculum, we provide our students with in-depth knowledge of the content to help them prepare for next steps in their academic journey. Through the study of Computer Science, we want to give our students a broad and balanced education in the world of technology. An interleaving curriculum has been developed to allow students to progress logically and gradually throughout different key stages. Core computational concepts are revisited periodically during teaching of various topics to ensure they are embedded in long term memory. Our curriculum also is designed to progressively augment digital literacy skills of our students to help them not only become proficient users of the technologies they encounter, but also the creators of digital artefacts and technology.  

At Harris Academy Sutton, we have an excellent provision for Computer Science study; students learn in dedicated ICT suites equipped with the latest machines and software. Computer Science lessons are intentionally designed to be paper-free, permitting students to spend valuable and meaningful time working on desktop computers. They experience a collaborative working environment through Microsoft software such as SharePoint, Teams and Forms. The technology we have available allows us to live model during lessons to help students internalise the concepts and techniques for producing the high-quality work we expect from them. 

 

How does Computer Science change at HASU at Key Stage4?

In key stage4, students will learn to apply the subject knowledge they acquired throughout key stage 3 in more intricate and logical ways. Study of computer science at KS4 encourages students to develop their understanding and application of the core concepts in computer science. Students also analyse problems in computational terms and devise creative solutions by designing, writing, testing and evaluating programs. Students will encounter questions and scenarios that will challenge them to use their problem-solving skill to the optimum levels.

  

Students will also be formally introduced to GCSE exam style questions and will have the opportunity to develop their exam techniques including common errors and misconceptions, layout and workings and checking answers. 

 

What exam board do we study at Key Stage 4?

Students studying Computer Science at HASU follow the OCR J277 qualification. 

This specification can be found here