About the Faculty

Key Stage 3 (Years 7-8)

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.