Overview
Key ideas and topics covered
- E-Safety
- Social Media
- Online
- Appearance
- Freemium
ICT & Business theory
Programming skills
- Visual-based Programming Languages (Scratch/Kodu/Micro bits)
Computer Architecture
- E-Safety
- Personal Info
- Malware, Viruses & Spyware
- Phishing
- Cyberbullying
ICT & Business skills and software
Programming skills
- Text-based Programming Languages (Python, MySQL)
Using ICT to create business solutions
- Use techniques to search for, store and share information
- Select and use software to handle data
- Select and use software to communicate information for a business purpose
- Be able to use software tools to format information
Software Skills
Handling data using spreadsheets (business information strand)
- Create and populate spreadsheets to meet user requirements
- Select and use spreadsheet functions to meet user requirements
- Use spreadsheet models to present information to support decision making
Create either an interactive product or digital image
Focused Exam theory (exam theory will also be sewn throughout Year 9 and 10 lessons)
- Understand how ICT can be used to meet business needs
- Know how to work with information and data to meet specified business needs
- How ICT can be used to support business working practices
Legal, ethical, safety and security issues when using ICT
How are students assessed?
Year 9 & 10
Students will sit practice papers throughout the course. These do not count towards the final exam.
Students are completing coursework throughout these two years.
Year 11
Students will sit practice papers throughout the course. These do not count towards the final exam.
There will be one final GCSE exam paper. The paper will assess student understanding of computer systems.
Students also complete a mandatory coursework unit “Using ICT to create business solutions”, and two optional units; one focusing on the “Business information systems strand” and the other as a more “creative strand”. Each coursework unit should take approximately 30 guided learning hours to complete, including specific theory towards units. Each is weighted 25% towards final grade.
