Regents Review Winter 22-23

The Regents Review Winter 2022

DEPARTMENTAL NEWS ICT Creative iMedia – KS4 As part of iMedia, students undertake several controlled assessments covering different topics within IT. Year 11 students have been completing one of these controlled assessments, which is creating an interactive website to promote the local area to tourists. This will be submitted to the exam board in January for final assessment. They have recently been practicing their exam skills ready to sit the real one in January after completing the mock exam this half term. Congratulations go to Mani and Dagmara for reaching Distinction* in their mock. After school sessions are taking place for those needing to improve their previous piece of work or improve their knowledge of exam topics on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. ICT – KS3 In the first half term, both year groups were taught the importance of e-safety and how to be safe online. Year 7 produced informative presentations, while Year 8 created interactive websites. Year 7 moved on to a festival celebration project, with themes like Christmas grotto or other religious/non-religious themes of their choice. They have been using a range of skills with software creating different Office-based tasks like desktop publishing and spreadsheets. Year 8 have developed their knowledge from last year about hardware specifications in computers and making decisions about how to construct an appropriate computer, e.g. how much ram, what processor speed etc. They have also completed mini assessments along with their end of unit exams on peripherals, components and storage devices.

Year 10 are working on their first controlled assessment, which is to produce a visual identity and advert for a company that makes products in the metaverse. This term we have been focussing on the design elements and will begin construction of the final products upon return in January. Year 9 have been spending time on a selection of mini projects testing their digital editing skills ensuring they cover the key skills to prepare them for the assessment process in Year 10.

Enterprise & Marketing Year 10 class are working on their first controlled assessment, which is to design a backpack for Baslow Bag Ltd. This term we have been focussing on market research, customer profile and design techniques. After school intervention has been attended by the majority of students to improve or complete and work not completed during lesson time. Year 9 have started studying enterprise and marketing topics by producing a new product and had a fun lesson testing two types of ice cream to examine if they could differentiate between a real Ben & Jerry compared to shop own brand.

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