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Intent Statement

IT is one of the most important subjects for today’s society; this can be evidenced through Work Skill requirements and the importance that has been placed on Computers. To meet these challenges the department has created a variety of courses with the appropriate content to ensure students develop the necessary skills for their future employment. 

 

Powerful knowledge in IT: 

  • Requirement to think creatively and innovatively to solve problems. 

  • Provides students with new ways of thinking about the world using ‘big ideas’ such as Automation, Computerisation and the future of technology. 

  • Provides students with powerful ways of analysing, explaining and understanding the world through modelling complex situations. 

  • Gives students power over their own knowledge. 

  • Gives students both theoretical and practical knowledge in order to develop products or solutions in an efficient way. 

  • Developing problem solving skills and the ability to think logically. 

Department Information

IT is one of the most important subjects for today’s society; this can be evidenced through work skill requirements and the importance that has been placed on Computers.  To meet these challenges the department has created a variety of courses with the appropriate content to ensure students develop the necessary skills for their future employment.

 

 

Key Stage 5 I.T

Sixth Form Cambridge Technicals in IT

This IT course provides students with essential knowledge and skills in IT and cybersecurity. A wide range of units and opportunities for practical and project-based work helps students gain an insight into technological change, global IT infrastructure and legal and security considerations.

Content overview

Unit 1: Fundamentals of IT

Information learnt in this unit will provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of hardware, networks, software, the ethical use of computers and how business uses IT.

It covers:

· Understand computer hardware

· Understand computer software

· Understand business IT systems

· Understand employability and communication skills used in an IT environment

· Understand ethical and operational issues and threats to computer systems

 

Unit 2 Global Information

It covers:

· Understand where information is held globally and how it is transmitted

· Understand the styles, classification and the management of global information

· Understand the use of global information and the benefits to individuals and organisations

· Understand the legal and regulatory framework governing the storage and use of global information

· Understand the process flow of information. LO6: Understand the principles of information security

Students can follow different pathways which are: IT Infrastructure Technician, Data analyst, Emerging Digital Technology Practitioner and Application Developer. Depending on the pathway followed will depend what coursework units are completed in year 13.

 

 

 

Year 12 Year 13

Unit 1 covered and complete exam.

Unit 2 covered and complete exam.

Unit 2

LO1: Understand where information is held globally and how it is transmitted.

LO2: Understand the styles, classification and the management of global information.

LO3: Understand the use of global information and the benefits to individuals and organisations.

LO4:  Understand the legal and regulatory framework governing the storage and use of global information.

LO5: Understand the process flow of information.

LO6: Understand the principles of information security.

Unit 1

LO1: Understand computer hardware.

LO2: Understand computer software.

LO3: Understand business IT systems.

LO4: Understand employability and communication skills used in an IT environment.

LO5: Understand ethical and operational issues and threats to computer systems.

Various coursework units depending on pathway picked by students.

Re-sit for unit 1 or 2 can be carried out

 

Learning Journeys

Year 12 Learning Journey 12 IT 2024.docx
Year 13 Learning Journey 13 IT