Students at Crestwood College study ICT for one lesson per week at Key Stage 3, they work on a series of units designed to give them the skills needed to work in todays’ IT literate society.
Topics covered include:
- E-safety and cyberbullying
- Tell me a story – presentation software
- Crestwood murder mystery – Collecting and Handling Data
- Changing room challenge – spreadsheets and modelling
- Game design
- Apps and App design
- Desktop Publishing
- Spreadsheets and Modelling
- Web Design and multimedia
All pupils are regularly assessed during each unit and are encouraged to develop their skills outside the classroom and across the curriculum.
In Key Stage 4 we currently offer the Certificate in Digital Applications – equivalent to 2 GCSE’s, this course has 2 units:
- Collecting and Managing Data and Presenting Information
- Multimedia or game design unit
From September we are pleased to announce that we will be offering the new CiDA specification with a core unit of presenting information and web design, followed by one optional unit from: multimedia, game design and graphics. This exciting new course is designed to prepare students with the skills they will need in today’s society.
