File Management

Students learn how to access the school network and store their files appropriately for all subjects

Cloud Technology and emails

Students are introduced to their school email accounts and how to store files and access software through the internet

Internet Safety

Students are made aware of the dangers of social websites and gaming

Coding in blocks

Students are introduced to coding through scratch, focus on the  ability give attention to detail, test and solve errors which are important skills in ICT

Introduction to Graphics

Students are taught the difference between line vector and bitmap graphics using a variety of different applications including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Graphics Continued

Students produce edited images and build line vector images.

Introduction to Spreadsheets

Students use Microsoft Excel, and develop their understanding of different formulae and how to apply formula in different situations.  Students are introduced to financial terms within the buying and selling context, profit and loss, income and expenditure.

How spreadsheets are used in the work place

Students develop their spreadsheet skills to incorporate the importance of presentation and extracting particular data into graphs.

Designing ICT solution Project

Students are given a paper based business system to design a spreadsheet solution for a work place scenario. This enables the students to apply all their knowledge and understanding of spreadsheets.  Students are expected to apply the functions: IF function and the absolute cell reference.

Events Management project

Students continue to use their spreadsheet skills, combined with research skills to cost a city break for 12 adults to Prague or Budapest.  Students create the programme of events for each day with information for the tour guide.

Study Skills

Different techniques to retain knowledge, across all subjects

Presenting information

Professional formatting skills to create and write a book using Microsoft Word

History of Computing

Build knowledge, retain and recall facts to write own account on: Charles Babbage ‘The Difference Engine’, Alan Turing, Tommy Flowers, Bletchley Park, ‘The Colossus’

Input and Output Devices

Understand and present information about input and output devices

Inside a Computer

Understand and present information on each hardware component inside a computer

Memory Storage

Understand different types of storage devices and capacity

Binary

How data is stored

Programming

Introduction to a programming language

Malware

The dangers of working on line to computer systems