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Pupils at St Louis are offered the following ICT options:

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Key Stage 3 ICT

Year 8

In Year 8 pupils study ICT for two lessons a week . Pupils arrive at St Louis with a range of ICT knowledge and skills. Therefore, time is spent in year 8 making sure that pupils have the skills they will need to be able to use ICT effectively within other curriculum subjects. Pupils also complete a baseline test to find out what level they are currently working at.

In ICT pupils learn the basics of how to use the St Louis network, how to work online collaboratively, and how to use the Internet successfully as well as how to use a word processor, a desktop publishing package, and presentation software.

St Louis has Microsoft Office XP 2003 installed on the computers. Throughout the year pupils complete practical tasks using this software to demonstrate their level of skill, knowledge and understanding.

Pupils will be able to access the internet in year 8 to support their ICT work. Click here to find out more information.

Year 9

In Year 9 pupils study ICT for two lessons a week . Throughout the year pupils begin to produce evidence that will go towards their final assessment for ICT at the end of year 10.

Pupils complete practical tasks using the more advanced features of the software packages including a web site and multimedia product. Pupils also continue to use ICT across the curriculum.

Year 10

Year 14 pupils teaching P7s In Year 10 pupils study ICT for one lesson a week . During this time pupils will continue to produce evidence that will go towards their final assessment for ICT. At the end of the year pupils will be awarded a level in ICT as per the arrangements for the revised curriculum.

Homework

Pupils in year 8, 9 and 10 are given homework once a week. Homework usually consists of written tasks related to the topics covered in lessons. Pupils may complete homework tasks using a word processor, but it is not essential. Pupils may bring work into school on disk or on a memory stick. These must however be virus checked before they are used in school.

Pupils will be asked to complete some tasks on the computer for homework. However these can be completed in school during break, lunch time or after school.

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