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ICT in the Curriculum Years 7, 8 and 9 Pupils are taught mainly in their form groups for one double (100 minutes) period a fortnight throughout the whole year. The groups are mixed ability and number from 20-23 pupils. Each pupil has their own computer. Pupils are taught in either rooms A1, A12, A13 or BE1. In addition rooms F4 and F5 are used in the new sixth form block as Business Studies rooms with workstations also connected to the school network. Since September 2008, year 8/9 students have followed the AQA Enterprise & Employability (level 1/2) course. This provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve a recognised formal qualification at the end of year 9. Years 10 and 11 Pupils continue to develop ICT skills taught at KS3 level by studying GCSE Information & Communication Technology (Full/Short courses) for 5/3 lessons per fortnight. Year 12 Pupils continue to develop ICT skills taught at KS4 level by studying AS Level and AS Applied GCE Information & Communication Technology for 10 lessons per fortnight. Year 13 Pupils continue to develop ICT skills taught at AS Level by studying AQA A2 Level and Edexcel A2 Applied GCE Information & Communication Technology for 10 lessons per fortnight.	Staffing Mr S Corless - Subject Leader, Coordinating Specialist Status (B&E) Enterprise Mrs M Stock - Teacher in charge of KS5 ICT & ICT support Ms M Farrugia - Teacher in charge of Enterprise. Teacher of Business Studies, ICT & Enterprise Mr C Marcellin - Business Studies, ICT & Enterprise Mrs L Meehan - Business Studies & ICT Mr G O'Shaughnessy - Responsible for T&L, SEN, Teacher of ICT & General Studies Mr J Pattison - Network Manager Mr A Hatch - ICT Technician
Rooms & Resources The school has several ICT suites catering for a large number of pupils for increasing ICT requirements in the school. Every PC in the school currently runs the Windows 7 Operating System with a large suite of software applications including Microsoft Office 2010 & Adobe Web Premium. There are also many other applications used both school wide & by individual departments. Each PC is a member of the school Network allowing access to files & services throughout the school. Every room in the school also makes use of an Interactive Whiteboard & accompanying software, which is used to great effect to enhance the teaching & learning experience in the classroom.
The changing world of ICT - Useful Links http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22543008 - New technology http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22542726 - Hacking http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22538136 - Internet http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/22513871 – Retrieving deleted digital data http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22510800 - The history of technology

ICT in the Curriculum

Years 7, 8 and 9

Pupils are taught mainly in their form groups for one double (100 minutes) period a fortnight throughout the whole year. The groups are mixed ability and number from 20-23 pupils. Each pupil has their own computer. Pupils are taught in either rooms A1, A12, A13 or BE1. In addition rooms F4 and F5 are used in the new sixth form block as Business Studies rooms with workstations also connected to the school network. Since September 2008, year 8/9 students have followed the AQA Enterprise & Employability (level 1/2) course. This provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve a recognised formal qualification at the end of year 9.

Years 10 and 11

Pupils continue to develop ICT skills taught at KS3 level by studying GCSE Information & Communication Technology (Full/Short courses) for 5/3 lessons per fortnight.

Year 12

Pupils continue to develop ICT skills taught at KS4 level by studying AS Level and AS Applied GCE Information & Communication Technology for 10 lessons per fortnight.

Year 13

Pupils continue to develop ICT skills taught at AS Level by studying AQA A2 Level and Edexcel A2 Applied GCE Information & Communication Technology for 10 lessons per fortnight.

Staffing

Mr S Corless - Subject Leader, Coordinating Specialist Status (B&E) Enterprise

Mrs M Stock - Teacher in charge of KS5 ICT & ICT support

Ms M Farrugia - Teacher in charge of Enterprise. Teacher of Business Studies, ICT & Enterprise

Mr C Marcellin - Business Studies, ICT & Enterprise

Mrs L Meehan - Business Studies & ICT

Mr G O'Shaughnessy - Responsible for T&L, SEN, Teacher of ICT & General Studies

Mr J Pattison - Network Manager

Mr A Hatch - ICT Technician

Rooms & Resources

The school has several ICT suites catering for a large number of pupils for increasing ICT requirements in the school. Every PC in the school currently runs the Windows 7 Operating System with a large suite of software applications including Microsoft Office 2010 & Adobe Web Premium. There are also many other applications used both school wide & by individual departments. Each PC is a member of the school Network allowing access to files & services throughout the school. Every room in the school also makes use of an Interactive Whiteboard & accompanying software, which is used to great effect to enhance the teaching & learning experience in the classroom.

The changing world of ICT - Useful Links

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22543008 - New technology

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22542726 - Hacking

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22538136 - Internet

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/22513871 – Retrieving deleted digital data

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22510800 - The history of technology