ICT
Our Vision
The vision for the department is to provide a balanced and informed curriculum across all key stages in the school. The aim is for the students to be active and engaged users and creators in the emerging digital economy. The curriculum is designed to allow students to have access to both computer Science and Information Technology and make informed choices on how they pursue the subjects as they continue their learning journey through the school.
A high-quality computing education equips students to use computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world. Computing has deep links with mathematics, science, and design and technology, and provides insights into both natural and artificial systems. Information Technology ensures that students become digitally literate – able to use, and express themselves and develop their ideas through, information and communication technology – at a level suitable for the future workplace.
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Key stage 3 (7-9)
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Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
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Term 1 |
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Databases Spreadsheets |
IMedia Investigate user interface design for individuals and organisations. Use project planning techniques to plan and design a user interface |
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Assessment |
End of Unit test |
End of Unit test |
Unit project marked |
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Term 2: |
Scratch Flowol |
Python Game Maker
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Develop and review a user interface.
Computer Science Computer Science Theory
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Assessment |
End of Unit test |
End of Unit test |
Unit project marked |
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Term 3: |
Creativity Comic Creation |
Animation
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Practical Programming
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Key stage 4 (10-11) Creative IMedia
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Year 10 |
Year 11 |
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Term 1 |
R082 – Started in Y9 - Recap L01 - Understanding the purpose and properties of digital graphics L02 + L03 - Using your planning create a digital graphic following the client brief L04 - Review the created graphic
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R081 – External Exam L01 - Understanding the purpose and content of pre-production documents. L02 - Be able to plan pre-production documents L03 - Be able to review plan pre-production L04 - Evaluate your own or others work and identify areas for improvement. Four learning objectives to complete during the exam. |
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Assessment |
R082 Unit marking |
External Exam January |
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Term 2: |
L01 - Understanding the properties and features of multipage websites L02 - Using a brief set by a client plan a new multipage website. This will include the following planning documents
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L01 - Understand comics and their creation L02 - Using a brief set by a client plan a new multipage comic.
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Assessment |
R085 Unit marking |
R084 Unit marking |
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Term 3: |
R085 L03 - Using your planning create a comic following the client brief L04 - Review the created graphic |
L03 - Using your plan create a comic following the client brief L04 - Review the created graphic
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Assessment |
R085 Unit marking |
R084 Unit marking |
Key stage 5 (12-13)
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Year 12 |
Year 13 |
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Term 1 |
Unit 3 – Using social media in business Assignment 1 Explore the impact of social media on the ways in which businesses promote their products and services Assignment 2 Develop a plan to use social media in a business to meet requirements
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Unit 1 – External Exam January knowledge and understanding of information technology terms. Select and use information technologies and procedures to explore likely outcomes and find solutions to problems in context Analyse and evaluate information, technologies and procedures in order to recommend and justify solutions to IT problems Make connections between the application of technologies, procedures, outcomes and solutions to resolve IT problems
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Assessment |
Internal unit assessed – Unit 3 |
External Exam - January |
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Term 2: |
Unit 3 – Using social media in business Assignment 2 Implement the use of social media in a business
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Unit 6 – Websites Assignment 1 Understand the principles of website development Design a website to meet client Requirements Develop a website to meet client requirements Compare the principles of website design Evaluate the design and optimised website against client requirements. |
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Assessment |
Internal unit assessed – Unit 3 |
Internal unit assessed – Unit 6 |
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Term 3: |
Unit 2 – External Exam Demonstrate knowledge of database development terminology, standards, concepts and processes Create a Database Test the Database Evaluate the database you have created
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Unit 6 - Websites Assignment 2 Compare the principles of website design used in two websites, including their suitability for the intended audience and intended purpose.
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Assessment |
External Exam Unit 2- May |
Internal unit assessed – Unit 6 |
Useful websites
http://www.teach-ict.com/
http://www.knowitallninja.com/
Extra-curricular / enrichment
- Computing Club
- Homework Club
- KS4 Coursework club