Aims

Ensure that all pupils have a broad and balanced information technology curriculum.

Ensure that all pupils have a programme that progresses from year 7 to year 11.

Encourage pupils to gather, store, process and present information through activities in a range of contexts.

Provide pupils with opportunities to analyse, design, implement and document information technology systems for use by others.

Encourage pupils to develop an understanding of the wider applications and effects of information technology.

Encourage pupils to solve problems through the use of information systems and associated principles and techniques.

Provide pupils with a broad and balanced view of the range of applications and information systems and an understanding of their capabilities and limitations.

Objectives

Provide an information technology curriculum that delivers the National Curriculum in each key stage together with vocation education when appropriate.

Provide an information technology curriculum that relates the information technology in lessons to the wider applications and effects of IT in everyday life.

Choose learning experiences that build upon previous work and pupils' present knowledge and understanding.

Provide specific opportunities for pupils to take on responsibility for their own learning by encouraging the development of research, practical and investigative skills.

Provide opportunities for pupils to use information technology independently and to show awareness of how IT improves efficiency and supports new ways of working.

Provide opportunities for pupils to apply their knowledge, skills and understanding of IT to a range of situations.

Provide opportunities for pupils to consider the social, legal, ethical and moral issues and security needs for data that surround the increasing use of this technology.