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All students in
years seven and eight study Information and Communications
Technology as part of a discrete, planned, timetabled
programme taught by specialists. The curriculum is
closely tied in with the National Curriculum for England
(POS) and our schemes of work are being revised this year in
conjunction with QCA-supplied guidelines and the
introduction of the Edexcel Applied GCSE Double Award in
Year 9.
Students work on relevant and meaningful
assignments of varying lengths which strike a balance
between skills and process foci. Wherever possible ICT
assignments are tied into work from other subjects, to the
benefit of the ICT and contributory subject curriculum, and
of course the student. In addition, year 9
students are prepared for the challenge of DiDA through
appropriate project-work. Teachers from many subjects
are increasingly booking the IT suites in which to work on
subject related material with their students, to great
success. ICT really has become cross-curricular!
N.B. The Scheme shown below is a working
document and, as such, content and timings can change during
the year as a result of curriculum, school and
department-related issues and/or as a result of an
individual class' needs.
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year |
Task No. |
Title |
Application |
(50
mins lessons) |
Task |
Application |
(50 mins lessons) |
Task |
Application |
(50 mins lessons) |
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7 |
1 |
Introduction to ICT |
General/ WORD/ E-mail |
4 |
7.3 Making a Leaflet |
Publisher |
8 |
Introduction to Databases |
Access |
10 |
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2 |
Baseline Assessments |
All |
6 |
7.4 Introduction to Modelling |
Excel |
10 |
Introduction to Programming |
Scratch |
6 |
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3 |
7.1 - Using ICT for Presentations |
PowerPoint |
10 |
8.2 Publishing on the web |
Frontpage |
8 |
End of Year Assessment |
All |
6 |
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4 |
7.2 - Using Data and Information Sources |
Office - WP & Presentation |
6 |
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Term 1 |
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Term 2 |
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Term 3 |
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Year |
Task No. |
Title |
Application |
Time (50 mins lessons) |
Task |
Application |
Time (50 mins lessons) |
Task |
Application |
Time (50 mins lessons) |
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8 |
1 |
Introduction to ICT |
General/ WORD/ E-mail |
4 |
Member's Club |
Database |
10 |
Intro to AiDA |
Online Website & E-Book (Ch.1) |
3 |
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2 |
Introduction to Programming - Game Making |
Scratch |
12 |
Modelling & Graphs |
Excel |
10 |
Gathering Information |
E-Book Ch. 2 |
9 |
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3 |
8.2 Publishing on the web |
Frontpage |
12 |
Presenting Information |
Powerpoint |
10 |
MindMaps |
E-Book Ch. 3 |
9 |
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4 |
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10 |
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Surveys |
E-Book Ch. 4 |
9 |
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