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Key Aims

To ensure that all students have a broad and balanced Information Communication Technology curriculum.
To encourage students to gather, store, process and present information through activities in a variety of ways.
To encourage students to become independent and autonomous users of ICT.
To provide a stimulating environment for the raising of standards and progression.
To encourage students to develop an understanding of the wider applications and effects of Information Communications Technology.
To ensure that Information Communication Technology is both enjoyable and interesting.

Objectives

Develop an awareness of computer and hardware and software.
Provide an ICT curriculum that delivers the National Curriculum in each key stage together with vocational education when appropriate.
Provide an ICT curriculum that relates ICT in lessons to the wider applications and effects of ICT in everyday life.
Choose learning experiences that build upon previous work and students' present knowledge and understanding.
Provide specific opportunities for students to take on responsibility to their own learning by encouraging the development of research, practical and investigative skills.
Provide opportunities for students to use ICT independently and show awareness of how ICT improves efficiency and supports new ways of working.
Provide opportunities for students to consider the social, legal, ethical and moral issues, and security needs for data that surround the increasing use of this continually expanding technology.

ICT In The Curriculum

Years 7, 8 & 9 (KS3)

Pupils are taught mainly in their form groups for three 60 minutes lessons per fortnight throughout the school year. The groups are mixed ability and number from 20-28 students. Students are taught in networked ICT rooms with interactive whiteboards, air conditioning and Internet access. Each student has their own computer.

Years 10 and 11 (KS4)

Students continue to develop ICT skills taught at KS3 level by studying GCSE Information & Communication Technology for five 60 minute lessons per fortnight throughout the two year of GCSE study. For the ICT students who have opted to take the GNVQ route, their lesson time is allocated for 9 or 11 lessons per fortnight. This curriculum time is needed to achieve 4 GCSE's. The course consists of two external exams and four units of work which are portfolio based. As a department we intend to replace the existing GNVQ qualification with the DIDA qualification when the GNVQ is phased out in 2007.

Key stage 4 (Year 10-11) - GCSE (ICAA)

The GCSE coursework portfolio that is submitted includes assessment marks in line with the ICAA (CEA) assessment criteria for GCSE coursework.

GCSE (GVNQ EDEXCEL Intermediate) until Summer 2007

GCSE coursework portfolio assessment marks are in line with the EDEXCEL assessment criteria for GCSE GNVQ coursework. Two external exams are completed by students in Years 10 and 11, Unit 1 and Unit 5, both of which are taken in January 2006. Homework is ongoing at GCSE and students are expected to use their own
time to keep to portfolio handin deadlines for both GCSE and GNVQ coursework.

SEN (ICT)

All ICT groups (Years 7, 8 & 9) are of mixed ability. Therefore within the schemes of work tasks have been written to incorporate differentiation to cater for the mixed ability of students at Bishop Barrington. As the majority of the work in Key Stage 3 is practical orientated it is therefore important that all lessons are pitched at the appropriate level.

In Key stage 4 there are a number of students following the GCSE course who require in-class support. Unfortunately the demands of GCSE especially in this subject can be too high. Therefore as an alternative a more vocational course will be offered to cater for those student needs. All students will also have the opportunity to take Key Skills exams.

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