ICT : Key Stage 3
In years 7, 8 and 9 students follow a course based on the National Strategy for ICT.Course overview
ICT Lessons at Key stage 3 prepares students for a rapidly changing world in which work and other activities are increasingly transformed by access to varied and developing technology. ICT is also a core skill relied upon by other subject areas when researching and presenting work.
Students focus on acquiring the skills, knowledge and understanding of ICT tools to find, explore, analyse, exchange, and present information responsibly, creatively, and with discrimination.
Increased capability in the use of ICT promotes independent learning and increased problem solving ability, with students being able to make value judgements about when and where to use ICT to best effect, and to consider the social and economic implications of increasing technological advances both now and in the future.
Lesson Organisation
Year 7 have one lesson per week with homework as and when required.
Units covered include;
7.1 Exchanging and sharing information (Using ICT)
7.2 Finding things out (Using data and information sources)
7.3 Exchanging and sharing information (Publishing)
7.4 Developing Ideas and making things happen (Introduction to modelling and presenting numeric data)
7.5 Finding things out (Data Handling)
7.6 Developing ideas and making things happen (Control and Monitoring)
Year 8 have one lesson per week with homework as and when required.
Units covered include;
8.1 Exchanging and sharing information (Public information systems)
8.2 Exchanging and sharing information (Publishing on the web)
8.3 Finding things out (Information: reliability, validity, and bias)
8.4 Developing Ideas and making things happen (Models and presenting numeric data)
8.5 Overarching Unit covering elements of all themes (Integrating applications to find solutions)
Year 9 have three lessons per fortnight with homework as and when required.
In Year 9 students follow a case study approach, where large projects covering a range of applications and skills are applied to solve problems in a managed and systematic way.
9.1 Developing Ideas and making things happen; Exchanging and sharing information
9.2 Finding things out; Exchanging and sharing information
9.3 Developing Ideas and making things happen; Exchanging and sharing information