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Subject Departmental Philosophy
The ICT Department of Copthorne Preparatory School believes that the ability to use ICT effectively is an essential life skill in modern society. Our aim is to produce learners who are confident and effective users of ICT.
ICT Departmental Aims
‘Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.’Bill Gates ICT is a tool for learning and the key for raising standards across a wide range of subjects. Pupils use ICT at Copthorne Preparatory School to communicate and handle information and present it in a variety of ways.
ICT Curriculum Overview
"Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog." Doug Larson The ICT Department has on the whole adopted the QCA scheme of work for ICT, which ensures that all pupils receive the statutory ICT curriculum as described by the ICT Programmes of Study.
Year 8 Website Design
The current Year 8 project is to design a band website. They first looked at existing websites and studied how the design matched the target audience. After choosing a name for their band and deciding on the band members, Year 8 then went about designing the layout for their website on paper. They are...
Year 6 Newspaper Designs
The Year 6 Editorial Team have been working with Publisher to design Newspaper front pages. They began by looking at the design of several daily papers. After collecting suitable news stories and pictures, they worked on the design and layout in order to produce a realistic front page aimed at an...
Year 7 Databases
Year 7 have worked for most of this term in Access. They have learnt how to set up a database, to input data and to create reports, queries and forms. They have all now been asked to help solve a crime that took place at Looneyville School. If you know anyone with brown hair, size 10 feet, who has access...
Year 8 – Integrated Business Scenarios
Pupils in Year 8 have just completed an Integrated Business Scenario. In order to make the work relevant they have spent the term planning a school fete. The aim of the project was to revise the use of several of the Office applications and to use them in a more realistic and meaningful way. We started...
