Introduction
to the Information and Communications Department
"Our aim is to enable all pupils to become thoroughly
familiar with the computer skills they will need to be able
to retrieve and process information, and to present their
work to others in a professional manner in all areas of
the curriculum."
In our department:
There are two
specialist ICT teachers.
Pupils in
years 7, 8 and 9 have the equivalent of 1 period a week
of specialist ICT teaching.
ICT is also taught as a GCSE subject
in Years 10 and 11 and to AS and A level in the sixth form.
In addition subject teachers bring
classes to the computer rooms for whole class ICT teaching
in their own specialist fields, and we have a trolley of laptops that can be used in lessons.
The curicculum network now extends to most areas of the school: This includes a large "wireless enabled" zone.
All pupils
have access to the Internet through our filtered Internet
Service Provider via a broadband link. This enables us
to track which sites pupils visit and add extra filters
if required. Chat rooms are filtered.
The Computer
Room is open all day until the boarders go to bed. This
means that pupils can use the computers at break time,
during the lunch period, after school and during the evening.
