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Year 8

Developing for the Web

6 lessons

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  • Creating media
  • Programming

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In this unit, pupils will explore the technologies that make up the internet and WWW. Starting with an exploration of the building blocks of the WWW, HTML, and CSS. They will construct a fully functioning website and discover how websites are catalogued for effective retrieval by search engines.

This unit helps pupils understand how the web works, building skills that support future learning across subjects. They’ll explore the building blocks of websites—HTML and CSS—and learn how search engines organise and retrieve information. By creating their own functioning website, pupils gain confidence as digital creators, not just users. This hands-on experience strengthens problem-solving, creativity, and digital literacy—essential skills for education and future careers.

  1. Website building blocks
  2. Adding images to a web page
  3. Introduction to CSS
  4. Search engines and results rankings
  5. Using search and web navigation effectively
  6. Creating a custom website
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