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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. Pupils will also get a chance to develop their computer game making skills by developing a PacMan game using Scratch. Pupils also learn how to edit sound and video.
St Louis has Microsoft Office 2007 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 software
packages including a web site and multimedia product. Pupils also continue to use ICT across the curriculum. They are set more challenging game making tasks to develop their thinking skills.
Year 10
In Year 10 pupils underake the Key Stage 3 ICT Accreditation Scheme which is intended to provides pupils with a framework to develop and enhance their ICT skills. At the end of Year 10, if successful pupils will receive a certificate recognising their level of ICT competence.
The scheme supports the objectives of the Northern Ireland Curriculum and will support pupils in implementing the cross-curricular skill of Using ICT (UICT).
This year pupils were extremely successful in achieving high levels of achievement.
Pupils were commended by CCEA for their high standard of work:
The school is to be congratulated on the outstanding quality of much of the work submitted. There is evidence from different subjects across a range of levels and it is apparent that ICT has been successfully embedded across the curriculum in this school… there are many exceptional examples in this submission.
CCEA KS3 ICT accreditation moderation team 2011
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.