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.

Learning Journeys