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Welcome to the ICT Department...
ICT is taught in all
years at Shirley High School. We are a very successful department
achieving 100% A*- C pass rate at G.C.S.E in 2008 and 2009
Head of
Department: Mrs C Rixson
Second in
Department: Mr F Hutchinson
Other members
of the department: Mr B Joshi & Ms R
Yarde
In Key Stage 3
(Years 7 & 8) all students receive 1 x 50 minute lesson of ICT
during which each student having access to an individual computer.
In Key Stage 4
(Years 9 11) all students receive 3 x 50 minute lessons of ICT
during which each student having access to an individual computer.
All students are
expected to bring the following equipment to lessons:
Homework is set
every week. Failure to complete homework by the deadline will
result in a detention of up to 45 minutes.
The ICT Department
supervises room IT2 for students to undertake any school work
at the following times:
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Day |
Before School |
Lunch Time |
After School |
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Monday |
7.45 am 8.25 am |
12.30 pm 1.10 pm |
3.05 pm 4.00 pm |
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Tuesday |
7.45 am 8.25 am |
12.30 pm 1.10 pm |
Closed for
Meetings |
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Wednesday |
7.45 am 8.25 am |
12.30 pm 1.10 pm |
3.05 pm 4.00 pm |
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Thursday |
7.45 am 8.25 am |
12.30 pm 1.10 pm |
3.05 pm 4.00 pm |
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Friday |
7.45 am 8.25 am |
12.30 pm 1.10 pm |
3.05 pm 4.00 pm |
The department do
recognise the importance of students being familiar with the
keyboard and would like to encourage students to use typing tutor
software. The BBC website offers an on-line typing tutor please
use
this link to get to the website.
You can contact the ICT department staff (not ICT
technicians) by email, our address is
ict@shirley.croydon.sch.uk
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Key Stage 3
Outline of Scheme of Work for Year 7
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Term |
Outline of Topic |
Software Used |
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Autumn 1st
half |
Baseline Test |
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Introduction to
using school network |
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Creating cartoon
strips using PowerPoint |
Microsoft
PowerPoint 2003 |
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Autumn 2nd
half |
Assessment Task |
Microsoft
PowerPoint 2003 |
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Introduction to our
Managed Learning Environment |
Fronter |
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Spring 1st
half |
Presenting
Information producing a Year 6 booklet, using Format
Painter, basic word processing rules, using the
spellchecker, inserting images etc |
Microsoft Word 2003 |
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Spring 2nd
half |
Assessment Task |
Microsoft Word 2003 |
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Introduction to
setting up a spreadsheet to perform calculations,
store and analyse
survey results inc charts. |
Microsoft Excel
2003 |
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Assessment Task |
Microsoft Excel
2003 |
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Summer 1st
half |
Introduction to
computer control used in every life (ie traffic lights etc) |
Flowol |
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Designing, creating
and testing procedure for controlling lights on a zebra
crossing |
Flowol |
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Summer 2nd
half |
Designing, creating
and testing procedure for controlling lighthouse light
automatically |
Flowol |
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Designing, creating
and testing procedure for controlling set of traffic lights
at a junction |
Flowol |
Outline of Scheme of
Work for Year 8
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Term |
Outline of Topic |
Software Used |
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Autumn 1st
half |
Publishing on the
Web Introduced to building a web site for a charity
organisation. |
Microsoft Frontpage
2003 |
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Autumn 2nd
half |
Creating and
refining a new website for Shirley High School. |
Microsoft Frontpage
2003 |
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Spring 1st
half |
Introduction to
using vector graphics software to design various products
(fruit, clock face, garden design etc) |
Serif DrawPlus X 2 |
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Assessment |
Serif DrawPlus X 2 |
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Spring 2nd
half |
Introduction to
extending and refine methods of searching for information on
the Internet. |
Internet Explorer |
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Introduction to
exploring the Internet as a source of information and
evaluating the information in terms of its reliability,
validity and possible bias. |
Internet Explorer |
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Summer 1st
half |
Introduction to
using spreadsheet software to develop more complex models.
Pupils will be introduced to techniques to enable them to
create more complex models and to interrogate and analyse
them.
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Microsoft Excel
2003 |
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Introduction to
generate random numbers to provide test data and to simulate
events. |
Microsoft Excel
2003 |
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Introduction and
exploration of simulation programs.
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Summer 2nd
half |
Mini Project -
creating website, logo, spreadsheet and advertising
literature. |
Microsoft Office
2003 (Word, Excel, Frontpage) and Serif DrawPlus X 2 |
Outline of Scheme of
Work for Year 9
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Term |
Outline of Topic |
Software Used |
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Autumn 1st
half |
Introduced
to a selection of computer
controlled simulations:
Automatic
greenhouse
Log Flume Ride
Automated Car Park |
Flowol |
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Introduction to
Access Database |
Microsoft Access
2003 |
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Autumn 2nd
half |
Introduction to
creating an eportfolio |
Microsoft Frontpage
2003 |
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Assessment |
Microsoft Access
2003 &
Microsoft Frontpage
2003 |
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Spring 1st
half |
Introduction to
using vector graphics software to design various products. |
Serif DrawPlus X 2 |
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Assessment |
Serif DrawPlus X 2
Microsoft Frontpage
2003 |
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Spring 2nd
half |
Practice a GCSE
Summative Project Brief - Dance Oclock in preparation for
starting the 2 GCSE course in September.
Link to
D201 Using ICT SPB "Dance o'clock"
summative project brief |
Internet Explorer
Microsoft Office
2003 (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint)
Serif DrawPlus X 2 |
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Summer 1st
half |
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Summer 2nd
half |
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Key Stage
4
The ICT
department has been extremely successful at KS4. In 2001 we introduced the GNVQ
ICT course, equivalent to 4 GCSE's and our pass rate has been 90% plus each
year.
The Government
has decided to withdraw this course and as such we are at the forefront of
developing and delivering its replacement the Diploma, Certificate or Award in
Digital Applications. The current year 9 have started to follow the Certificate
in Digital Applications (CiDA) course.
Students can
achieve 2 GCSE grades A*-C in ICT.
Link to Edexcel CiDA website
Link to ITQ Award
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CIDA Course
Outline
CiDA is
short for the Certificate in Digital Applications. This is the replacement for
the GNVQ and is equivalent to 2 GCSE's.
There is no
final exam in this course. Instead students need to complete one unit to achieve
the AIDA (Award in Digital Applications) or two units to achieve the CiDA
(Certificate in Digital Applications).
The DiDA suite contains four
units:
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Using ICT
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Multimedia
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Graphics
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ICT in Enterprise
Unit 1 is
compulsory and to achieve the CiDA students need to complete one more unit. At
present materials are still being produced by Edexcel, and the department will
make a decision in the new year on what other unit we will follow once we see
the materials.
Students
complete a practice SPB (Summative Project Brief) for each unit. Once they have
acquired the relevant skills they undertake the "live" SPB which is produced by
Edexcel. Each "live" SPB has a one year shelf life and must be completed within
the year. Edexcel produce the SPB in October and schools have from January to
December of the following year to complete the project.
Click here
to see the live SPB's for the period September 2007-August 2008
D201 Using ICT SPB
"5 A Day"
D201 Using ICT SPB
"Dance o'clock"
D203 Graphics SPB
"Get Set for 2012"
D203 Graphics SPB
"Come to the Fair"
CiDA is a
paperless qualification and students produce an e-portfolio of there work which
is marked by us and then copied onto a CD and sent to Edexcel for moderation
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YEAR 9 |
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YEAR 10 |
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YEAR 11 |
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AUTUMN 2007 |
Introduction to Access |
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Complete Unit 1 practice SPB |
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Unit 3 practice SPB "Get Set for 2012" |
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World Data 2004 database |
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Unit 1 SPB "Dance o'clock" |
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Unit 3 SPB "Come to the Fair" |
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James Bond database |
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Oasis database assessment work |
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Introduction to Front page and e-portfolios |
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SPRING 2008 |
Complete first e-portfolio containing all work from Autumn term |
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Unit 1 SPB "Dance o'clock" |
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Unit 3 SPB "Come to the Fair" DEADLINE EASTER 2008 |
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Unit 1 practice SPB "5A Day" |
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SUMMER 2008 |
Unit 1 practice SPB "5A Day" |
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Unit 1 SPB "Dance o'clock" DEADLINE MAY HALF TERM |
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Introduction to Serif Draw and Paint Shop Pro |
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Unit 3 practice SPB "Get Set for 2012" |
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