ICT @ Thamesmead

Curriculum Leader: Mr King

ICT Teachers: Mrs Timpson, Mrs Stevenson, Miss Power, Mr Bunting, Mr Moore

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Year 7

Moving on Up! (Internet communication and e-safety)

Where I Live (Multimedia presentations)

Bizarre Facts (Searching the internet and collecting information)

Endangered Animals (Promoting a charity – leaflet and podcast)

Extreme Sports (Financial modelling and marketing)

Murder Most Horrid (Exploring databases)

Game On! (Sequencing instructions and computer games)

Year 8

Environmental Tourists (Datalogging and information systems)

Jump on the Bandwagon! (Website authoring and design)

Information Superhighway (Searching the internet and collecting information)

Band Manager (Spreadsheet modelling)

GamePlan IT (Sequencing instructions and game design)

Mind your own Business! (Planning, marketing, podcasting and video editing)

Year 9

In Year 9, students work on larger projects in preparation for GCSE. There is more emphasis on Planning, Design and Implementation. Tasks are designed so that students can be independent and choose the path that their project follows. Students start preparing for GCSE after Easter by covering a set of “mini topics” which cover the essentials needed for the course. In June, students start working on their coursework for the Core GCSE Unit.

Key Stage 4

Year 10 Core

All students take ICT in Year 10 for 1 hour a week. They follow the AiDA (Award in Digital Applications) course which has the equivalent of 1 GCSE.

Unit 1 – Using ICT

Year 10/11 Option

As well as studying the Core unit, students can opt to take the full DiDA (Diploma in Digital Applications) course which has the equivalent of 4 GCSE’s including the Core unit.

Option Units Covered

Unit 2 – Multimedia

Unit 3 – Graphics

Unit 5 – Computer Game Authoring