ICT
Contact Name: Mr M Newstead
Who's who: (list of staff) Include areas of responsibility e.g. 2nd in Department
| Mr M Newstead | Head of Department |
| Mrs K Bennett | ICT Tutor |
| Mrs J. Brown | ICT Tutor |
| Mr P Donlon | ICT Tutor |
| Miss G Dobson | ICT Tutor |
| Mr S Enzor | ICT Tutor |
| Mr P Guite | ICT Tutor |
| Mr E Bennett | Associate Assistant Principal (eLearning) |
Details of KS3:
1 hour per week in Y7
Topics covered : Information and Presentation, Searching and Selecting (internet use), Models and Modelling, Exchanging and sharing information, Control, desktop publishing
1 hour per week in Y8
Topics covered : Data Collection, Public Information Systems, Validity reliability and Bias, Control, Visual imaging, Fund raising spreadsheets
1 hour per week in Y9 (Core)
Topics covered : Media project, office Applications, Web publishing, Project management
Students also commence KS4 options in Year 9 i.e. students opting for DiDA have 4 hours per week (in addition to core), students opting for CiDA have 2 hours per week (in addition to core). See KS4 for details of course
Details of KS4:
Certificate in Digital Applications (CiDA) - 2 hours per week
Unit 1: Using ICT (Word processing, Desk-top publishing, Use of Spreadsheets, Databases, Email, web authoring).
Unit 2 Multimedia (Web authoring, video and sounds, animation)
Coursework Assessment only by main project (Summative Project Brief, SPB) for each unit, each approximately 30 hours, allowing access to GCSE-equivalent grades
CiDA equivalent to 2 GCSEs
Diploma in Digital Application (DiDA) - 4 hours per week
Unit 1: Using ICT (Word processing, Desk-top publishing, Use of Spreadsheets, Databases, Email, web authoring). Main project (Summative Project Brief, SPB) for approximately 30 hours allowing access to GCSE-equivalent grades
Unit 2 Multimedia (Web authoring, video and sounds, animation)
Unit 3 Graphics (Vector and bitmap graphics)
Unit 4 Enterprise (Project planning, project planning, ICT in organisations)
Coursework Assessment only by main project (Summative Project Brief, SPB) for each unit, each approximately 30 hours, allowing access to GCSE-equivalent grades
DiDA equivalent to 4 GCSEs
Yr 11 ICT
Students
Details of KS5:
AS and A2 GCE
Single Award in Applied ICT - 5 hrs per week in Yr 12, 4 hrs per week in Yr13
AS Units
Unit 1 ICT in Society
Unit 2 ICT in Organisations
Unit 3 Data Handling
Units 2 and 3 assessed through coursework assessment. Unit 1 assessed through practical exam (15 hours)
A2 Units
Unit 8 Project management
Unit 10 Advanced Spreadsheets
Unit 14 Interactive Multimedia
Unit 8 and 14 assessed through coursework assessment. Unit 10 assessed through practical exam (20 hours)
Double Award in Applied ICT - 10 hrs per week in Yr 12, 8 hrs per week in Yr 13
In addition to units taken by Single award students, double award consist of 3 extra units at AS level and 3 extra at A2 level
OCR Nationals Level 3 - 5 hrs per week in Yr 12, 4 hrs per week in Yr 12
Two year course. Units covered :-
1 Digital Business communication
2 Collaborative working
3 Problem solving
4 Creating a digital showcase
+ two other units from a wide range of title
Assessed completely through coursework
Forthcoming Events:
Taster Day
Garforth Arts Festival
Web Links:
DiDA links
dida.edexcel.org.uk/home
www.didacourse.com/Guide/
Key Skills in ICT links
AS/A2 links
