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Subject: GCSE ICT 2010 (Edexcel)

 

Number of lessons per fortnight:    5

 

This year all Year 10 students will be doing our new GCSE in ICT. We hope this will engage students and help them achieve by giving them the digital ‘know-how’ and skills they need for living, learning and earning in the 21st century.

 What’s in it for me?

This qualification will give you a solid grounding in the use of various software applications, enabling you to go on to further study or to go into the workplace, with the relevant ICT skills.

 What do I have to do?

The GCSE has two units one exam paper worth 40% of the marks, and one Controlled Assessment worth 60%. We aim to enter students for the Exam in the first year and the controlled assessment in the second year.

 

 

Unit 1: Living in a digital world – Core Unit

In this unit students explore how digital technology impacts on the lives of individuals, organizations and society.

They learn about current and emerging digital technologies and the issues raised by their use in a range of contexts (learning and earning, leisure, shopping and money management, health and wellbeing and on the move).

They develop awareness of the risks that are inherent in using ICT and the features of safe, secure and responsible practice.to complete.  They will communicate effectively using email and will search the internet efficiently for information. Assessment: This unit is assessed through a 1 hour 30 minute examination paper set and marked by Edexcel. The total number of marks available for the examination paper is 80.

Unit 2: Using Digital Tools

This is a practical unit. Students broaden and enhance their ICT skills and capability. They work with a range of digital tools and techniques to produce effective ICT solutions in a range of contexts.

They learn to reflect criticallyon their own and others’ use of ICT and to adopt safe, secure and responsible practice.

Assessment:

  • The unit is internally assessed under controlled conditions.
  • Students must complete a controlled assessment task provided by Edexcel.
  • Students must complete the task within 40 hours.
  • Marking of the task is carried out by teachers and moderated by Edexcel against set assessment criteria.
  • The total number of marks available for the controlled assessment task is 80.

 

More details are available from: http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse10/ict/Pages/default.aspx

 Homework:

All students will be given an exercise book in which they complete set tasks, evaluate the work that they have done in lessons and make observations about ICT in society.

 Equipment requirements/recommended texts:

ICT is essentially computer based, but students will be expected to have the standard equipment of a blue/black ink pen, pencil, sharpener, eraser and a ruler.

 It is expected that students have reached level 4/5 in ICT at Key Stage 3 in order to take this course.

 Contact:   Ms Tester/Mrs Bernard