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ICT & Business

About the Faculty

The Faculty of ICT and Business Education is situated on the second floor of the Newman Block. There are 7 specialist areas equipped with Microsoft Windows networked workstations, which enable pupils to access a full range of resources.

Key Stage 3 (Years 7-8)

At KS3 all students study ICT as a discrete subject for one hour per week which covers all of the requirements of the National Curriculum. The students use a wide range of applications where the skills that they learn will also support learning across the curriculum. Students are baseline assessed within the first term of Year 7 and regular assessments are made throughout Years 7 and 8 to monitor progress.

Key Stage 4 (Years 9 - 11)

In KS4 ICT students will follow one of two pathways which are best suited to their ability:

WJEC GCSE ICT consists of a mixture of controlled assessments and external examinations.

OCR NATIONAL ICT Level 2 consists of 100% coursework made up of 7 units of work.

Both courses will continue to build on ICT skills using advanced features of various software packages including Microsoft Office 2010 and Macromedia suite.

Ifs Level 1 Award in Personal Finance (APF1)

(1/2 GCSE)GCSE BUSINESSFIRST CERTIFICATE IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM (2 GCSE equivalent)

Students will receive a minimum of 2 hours of lessons per subject, per week, depending on the course.

Sixth Form (Post-16)

In the sixth form courses are offered in:

OCR Applied in ICT

OCR National ICT Level 3 (A level equivalent) this is a two year course that consists of 100% coursework made up of 6 units of work.

FIRST DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS (4 GCSE equivalent)

BTEC NATIONAL AWARD in Travel and Tourism (A level equivalent)

A level BUSINESS (Applied)

Students will receive a minimum of 5 hours of lessons per subject, per week, depending on the course.

Extra Curricular Activities

Students have the opportunity to participate in a number of extra curricular activities to support the ICT curriculum. This includes Web-graphics and CC4G Club for Key Stage 3 and Radio Station and various workshops for Key Stage 4.

 

Faculty Team

Head of Faculty:
Miss S. Fletcher

Head of Business:
Mr M. Bond

Other teaching staff:
Mr A. Flood
Mrs E. James
Mrs C. McDougall
Mr J. McInerney
Mr P. Nolan
Mr J. Stacey

Reports

"St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School is an outstanding school"

OFSTED SEPTEMBER 2011

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Diocesan Report 2012

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