Information Technology

Students develop not only their ICT skills but also an awareness of how ICT is used in everyday life; this enables them to maximise their own efficient use of ICT for both study and leisure.  A variety of software packages are used: Word-processing, Spreadsheet, Database, Internet Browsers, Control and Presentation.

Themes taught

Pupils in years 7 and 8 will complete a number of  projects over the course of the year, which are assessed against National Curriculum Criteria:

Projects studied include:

Year 7                                             

• Using Data and Information Sources             
• Using ICT                                       
• Communication                               
• Introduction to Modelling and Presenting Numerical Data   
• Data Handling                                               
• Control and Monitoring

Year 8

• Public information systems
• Publishing on the web
• Information, reliability and bias
• Models and Presenting Numerical Data
• ICT systems: Integrating Applications

Cross Curricular links formed early in the course encourage pupils to use ICT within other subjects.

All pupils have a school e-mail address, which enables them to use e-mail and to send work to and from school.

IT Open Access is available 2.00pm –2.30pm

IT Support is available 4.20pm – 5.20pm 

Parental support

The ICT Department welcomes parents’ involvement in the subject, especially through help with homework and discussion of ongoing projects.  On a more practical level any time spent developing any computer skills improves confidence and speed during all cross curricular lessons involving ICT.

R.S.

Personal & Social Education

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Geography

Mathematics

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

Languages

Art and Design

Design and Technology

Music

Drama

Information Technology

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