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The Spark · Creators curriculum

A product is not a demo — it is something a real person chooses to use. Creators build full web apps and their first AI features, then ship them to a live URL and defend the choices they made.

6 units350 guided hours12 monthsCambridge Level 3 (advanced foundation)
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The course at a glance

6 units · 350 guided hours

The full curriculum, top to bottom. Tap any unit to open its detailed record.

Built from first principles

Reasoning before tools, evidence before opinion

A product is not a demo — it is something a real person chooses to use. Creators build full web apps and their first AI features, then ship them to a live URL and defend the choices they made.

  1. Problem
  2. Understanding
  3. Reasoning
  4. Design
  5. Implementation
  6. Testing
  7. Reflection
  8. Improvement

Every unit runs the loop, then goes round again — deeper each time.

7 CBE core competencies

Assessed across every unit, not taught as an add-on.

Communication & collaborationCritical thinking & problem solvingCreativity & imaginationCitizenshipDigital literacyLearning to learnSelf-efficacy

Values

Threaded through projects and peer review.

IntegrityResponsibilityRespectExcellenceUnityPatriotism

Pertinent & contemporary issues

Deliberately built into the briefs learners tackle.

Digital citizenship & online safetyData protection & privacyAI ethics, bias & fairnessEnvironmental sustainability (compute cost)Financial literacy & entrepreneurshipInclusion & accessibilityMental well-being & healthy screen habitsCareer & life skills
The units

6 units · 350 guided learning hours

Open any unit for its full record — learning outcomes, assessment criteria, competencies and grading.

Strand: Interactive web engineering 60 GLH Months 1–2 Portfolio + exam

Key inquiry: “What makes a web page an app — something that reacts to the person using it?”

You ship: An interactive web app built with JavaScript, deployed to a live URL.

LO1 · Interactivity

  • Handle clicks and input with JavaScript
  • Update the page in response to the user

LO2 · Structure & deploy

  • Organise HTML, CSS and JS cleanly
  • Deploy the app to a live URL
Core competencies (CBE)
Critical thinking & problem solvingDigital literacyCreativity & imagination
PCIs addressed
Data protection & privacyInclusion & accessibility
Hands-on practice
  • Build an interactive widget from scratch.
  • Handle user input and update the page live.
  • Deploy the app and share the link.
Unit grading (Cambridge · Pass / Merit / Distinction)
Pass

Builds a basic interactive app with support.

Merit

Handles input and deploys independently.

Distinction

Ships a polished, accessible web app.

What you walk away with

A portfolio of 6 real, shipped artefacts

Not certificates — working things you built. Every unit ends in a real artefact you own, assessed to standard and ready to show a school, an employer, or an investor.

Unit 1 · Level 3

An interactive web app built with JavaScript, deployed to a live URL.

Unit 2 · Level 3

An app that stores, updates and displays data reliably.

Unit 3 · Level 3

A set of solved algorithmic challenges with a short write-up of the approach.

Unit 4 · Level 3

A simple trained classifier with an honest note on where it fails.

Unit 5 · Level 3

An app with a working AI feature and a sensible fallback for when the AI is wrong.

Unit 6 · Level 3

A portfolio-grade product, live for real users, that solves a real problem.

Assessment

One rubric, aligned across CBE and Cambridge

CBE performance levels and Cambridge grades describe the same evidence — a working artefact and the reasoning behind it.

CBE levelCambridge gradeWhat the evidence shows
Below expectationNot yet PassCannot yet demonstrate the outcome unaided; work is incomplete or does not run. Needs re-teaching and another attempt.
Approaching expectationPassMeets every assessment criterion with guidance. The artefact works for the happy path and the learner can explain what it does.
Meeting expectationMeritMeets all criteria independently, handles edge cases, evaluates the result, and justifies design decisions from first principles.
Exceeding expectationDistinctionShips a production-grade artefact to real users, critiques trade-offs (cost, latency, safety), and extends beyond the brief with original work.
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Follow it through with a mentor in your corner

Every unit ends in a real artefact — assessed to standard and added to your portfolio.

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