Digital Technology Pathway Programme
1. Programme Structure
● Level 1
● Level 2
● Level 3
Key Strands (run through all levels):
- ICT Fundamentals
- Basic Electronics with
Simulation Tools
- Operating Systems, Hardware and
Best Practices
- Internet and Basic Networking
- Programming Foundations
- Cyber Security Fundamentals
- Basic IoT Concepts with Simulation Tools
Level 2
Strand 1: ICT Fundamentals and Applications
● Intermediate word processing
○ Styles, headers, bullet
points, simple tables
● Presentations
○ Using layouts, inserting
charts and images properly
● Spreadsheets
○ Cells, rows and columns
○ Simple formulas (addition,
subtraction, average)
Strand 2: Operating Systems, Hardware and Best Practices
● OS features
○ File explorer, search, basic
settings, installing trusted software (demo)
● Hardware overview
○ CPU, RAM, storage,
motherboard, GPU in simple terms
● Good practice
○ Regular updates, basic backup
concept, using anti malware
Strand 3: Internet and Basic Networking
● How the internet works at a
high level
○ Devices, routers, servers,
websites
● Web addresses and DNS in
simple terms
● Types of networks
○ Home network, school network,
Wi Fi
● Responsible use
○ Digital footprint, respecting
copyright
Strand 4: Programming Foundations
● Block based to text based
bridge
○ Advanced Scratch or similar
● Key concepts
○ Variables, loops,
conditionals, events
● Introduction to a text based
language
○ Basic Python or JavaScript
○ Printing text, simple
calculations, input and output
Strand 5: Basic Electronics with Simulation Tools
● Electronic symbols and
circuit diagrams
● Components
○ Resistor, LED, button,
battery, breadboard
● Simulation activities (eg
Tinkercad Circuits or similar)
○ Build a series circuit with
LED and resistor
○ Experiment with changing
resistor values
● Introduction to simple
measurements
○ Voltage and current
conceptually
Strand 6: Cyber Security Fundamentals
● Types of threats
○ Viruses, phishing, fake
websites in simple examples
● Safe browsing habits
● Password hygiene
○ Password managers concept
● Data privacy
○ What personal data is, why it
matters
Strand 7: Basic IoT Concepts with Simulation Tools
● IoT architecture at a simple
level
○ Things, network, cloud
● Sensors and actuators
○ Temperature sensor, motion
sensor, relay, motor
● IoT simulations
○ Smart home model in a
simulator
■ If motion detected then turn
on light
■ If temperature is high then
turn on fan
● Basic data logging
○ View sensor data graphs
inside the simulator
