Regents Review Winter '18

The Regents Review Winter 2018

DEPARTMENTAL NEWS

ICT New Forest Activity Centre Students have been working hard on their controlled assessment. We visited the water activity centre in the New Forest early in the term so students could take part in a canoeing activity to allow them to record their own original video. For the remainder of this term, we will be concentrating on revising skills for the practical exam which they will sit in the first week of the new term in January.

After School Intervention

Sessions take place on a Tuesday and Wednesday in room 21 and students who need to catch up or complete work should be attending these sessions. IT – KS3 Our new Year 7 groups have been exploring both the hardware and software that a computer uses, specifically the components and peripherals that make them up and how they are classified. They are now using a range of skills with software creating different office based tasks. Year 8 have developed their knowledge from last year about the hardware in a computer and make decisions about how to construct an appropriate computer, how much RAM, what processor speed etc. They are now making progress with their website skills producing a microsite about the topic of e-safety.

Computer Science – KS4 Year 11 Students have begun undertaking their NEA (non- exam assessment) which will cover 20 hours of programming and skills using Python. They will also continue to develop their core knowledge to support them with their final exam in May. Year 10 students have been practising programming skills in Python to improve their knowledge and be ready for their NEA later in the year. Year 9 students have been studying Computational Logic

and were challenged with some Arithmetic Expression problems.

p iMedia – KS4

Years 9 and 10 have started well on their GCSE iMedia courses. Year 9 have been developing their video and graphical editing skills. Year 10 are well into their first controlled assessment to produce a themed DVD cover which demonstrates a range of photo editing skills.

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