The ICT department is based in a purpose built block and there are a further 2 classrooms in the main school. There are five well-equipped classrooms, each having 18 – 25 networked PC’s. There is a projector and screen in each room, which the teacher uses to demonstrate practical skills, and each room has a scanner and several digital cameras.
The aim of the department is to equip students with the skills and experiences that they will find relevant to the world they will enter when they leave our school. We aim to give the students the capability to use their initiative and make informed judgements about when and where to use ICT.
Key Stage 3
All students in years 7-9 study ICT for 1 hour per week. The Key Stage 3 ICT Strategy must be delivered in all schools (DfES directive, Sept 2003), however, we have been teaching the new course materials since January 2003, across the whole of Key Stage 3. The new strategy includes many challenging activities and will improve the ICT capability of all 11-14 year olds. There are 3 themes to the strategy; finding things out, developing ideas and making things happen, exchanging and sharing information.
Key Stage 4
From September 2002 all students study ICT at Key Stage 4. There are a range of courses on offer within the department. A majority of students study GCSE ICT which has 60% of the marks available through coursework tasks. We also offer 2 vocational courses that have a higher proportion of the marks awarded through coursework tasks. These are Foundation and Intermediate GNVQ. Intermediate is equivalent to 4 GCSE passes A*-C, and Foundation is equal to 4 passes D – G. All the courses offered allow students to develop a broad range of ICT skills, which they can develop further at an advanced level at college or use in the work place.
Staff

- Mr D. Maben (Subject Leader)
- Ms C. Braybrook ( Deputy Headteacher (Curriculum)) (Business Studies Teacher)
- Mr J. Currer
- Mr M. Dixon (Teacher in charge of Business Studies)
- Mr M. English (eLearning Coordinator)
- Miss C Talbot (Gifted & Talented Coordinator)
- Ms L. Watson