ICT
ICT at Torquay Academy covers a broad selection of topics ranging from graphic design to computer systems. Students who choose to take ICT as an option in Year 9 will leave school with the knowledge, understanding and skills required for the world of work, but will also be well equipped to carry on into further education.
Year 9 |
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| Students follow the CiDA course. It is examined by Edexcel. Students have 5 lessons per fortnight and they will receive one piece of homework per fortnight. Homework projects are sometimes set. | |
| Quarter 1 | What is computer? / Using computer systems effectively |
| Quarter 2 | Digital imaging and animations in Flash |
| Quarter 3 | Sound Manipulation and creating a video |
| Quarter 4 | Creating successful web products and interactive presentations |
Year 10 |
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| Students follow the CiDA course. It is examined by Edexcel. Students have 5 lessons per fortnight and they will receive one piece of homework per fortnight. Homework projects are sometimes set. | |
| Quarter 1 | Introduction to HTML, CSS and JavaScript |
| Quarter 2 | Unit 1 – Developing web products |
| Quarter 3 | Unit 1 – Developing web products |
| Quarter 4 | Unit 2 – creative multimedia |
Year 11 |
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| Students follow the CiDA course. It is examined by Edexcel. Students have 5 lessons per fortnight and they will receive one piece of homework per week. | |
| Quarter 1 | Unit 2 – creative multimedia |
| Quarter 2 | Unit 2 – creative multimedia |
| Quarter 3 | Unit 2 – creative multimedia |
| Quarter 4 | Unit 2 – creative multimedia |
Year 12 |
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| Students follow the Cambridge Technicals course. It is examined by OCR. Students have 8 lessons per fortnight and they will receive one piece of homework per week. | |
| Quarter 1 | Unit 1 – Employability skills |
| Quarter 2 | Unit 10 – Developing computer games |
| Quarter 3 | Unit 10 – Developing computer games |
| Quarter 4 | Unit 15 – Computer game technology and platforms |
Year 13 |
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| Students follow the Cambridge Technicals course. It is examined by OCR. Students have 8 lessons per fortnight and they will receive one piece of homework per week. | |
| Quarter 1 | Unit 2 – Information systems |
| Quarter 2 | Unit 27 – Digital graphics |
| Quarter 3 | Unit 23 – Database design |
| Quarter 4 | Unit 23 – Database design |