The ICT Department is housed in 4 purpose - built ICT suites. Three are dedicated to ICT teaching and one is available for other curriculum areas to book, there are also 2 sets of laptop computers that can be used wirelessly throughout the school.
From September 2011 all year 7 pupils will also be provided with a laptop computer each which they can use in all subject areas and even take home to complete homework.
We offer Entry-Level, GCSE and OCR National in ICT. All pupils will follow the OCR National level 2 course at KS4 from September 2011. We are continually revising our schemes of work and expose our pupils to the latest developments in hardware, software, internet safety and the social & economic impacts of ICT.
Our more able and talented pupils are given support and resources to develop their skills way beyond the standard usually expected at GCSE level. Our pupils usually leave us to become the star pupils at whatever tertiary education route they choose to follow.
By delivering the OCR National Level 2 course in ICT. We can allow our pupils to achieve up to 4 GCSE's in this subject. After a compulsory introductory module (ICT Skills for Business), our pupils can choose from the following topics:
All of our lessons are accessed via our powerful Moodle VLE online, so pupils can access their work from virtually any online device and work at their own pace. Click the logo below to access Abermoodle.
Useful Websites:
Abertillery ICT Coursework Online [1] - A resource developed by Mr. Parker
GCSE ICT Revision - Paper 1 [2]
GCSE ICT Revision - Paper 2 [3]
Links:
[1] http://www.techgwyb.co.uk
[2] http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ict/cynnal_course/TGCICTp1.html?iaith=english
[3] http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ict/cynnal_course/TGCICTp2.html?iaith=english
[4] http://www.ocr.org.uk/
[5] http://www.ict4me.co.uk/
[6] http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/