ICTGeneral ICT supportAll of our KS3 units of work have support materials on the school VLE (Moodle) which is accessible via the school website. All GCSE theory topics are also available on Moodle. Full support information for the coursewok aspect of the CGSE course and all the OCR Nationals course is available on the school student site (http://intranet.horbury.wakefield.sch.uk/pages/subjects/ict.php). This also has links to the exam boards’ pages for specifications and other course information.
The websites below will also be useful to support ICT learning http://www.teach-ict.com/ - a plethora of free information and resources to support all ICT courses http://www.pass-ict.com/OCR/index.htm - support information for OCR Nationals ICT level 2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/ - general theory and revision notes for the GCSE ICT course.
ICT Learning by half term and year groupYear 7Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer term
Year 8Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer term
Year 9All students have started the OCR Nationals course and will complete the OCR Nationals Level 2 ICT First Award by the end of Year 9. Students will be working on Unit 1 from September through to March, followed by Unit 21 from April until the end of the school year. Full support information is on the school student site.
KS4 ICT OptionsGCSE ICT – 60% coursework, 40% final exam Students will spend 4 of the 5 lessons each week working on their coursework as detailed below. The remaining lesson is spent preparing for the exam
OCR Nationals Students following this course all have 2 ICT teachers and are working on 2 separate units at any one time, one with each teacher. Across the year, students will complete units based on Animation, Graphics, Spreadsheets, Multimedia and Databases. Full information to support this is on our VLE.
IT Diploma Horbury Students and ICT staff are working in collaboration with Ossett school and Wakefield College to deliver the new IT Diploma level 2 for the first time. We are following the OCR specification, with full unit information available on the OCR website. Students from Horbury and Ossett Schools attend joint lessons at Ossett on Tuesday each week and at Horbury on Thursday each week. Units 6 and 7 are being delivered at Horbury School during this academic year. Ossett School are delivering Units 4 and 5 over the same timespan.
Year 11 Core ICTOCR Nationals All students are working towards the OCR Nationals Award qualification. They will be completing units based on Multimedia, Web Graphics and Animation. Full information to support this is on our VLE. |
» Pageant Players Auditions 26th July, 2010 Are you (or your parents) interested in Drama and Singing? Not much on in the school holidays? Would you like to be part of an exciting local project? Then come along to the open auditions for a forthcoming musical review being presented by Horbury Pageant Players, and covering a number of genres both old and new. These auditions will be held on Thursday 5th August at St Mary's Parish Church Hall, Horbury Junction, Wakefield starting from 7:30pm. Details of show dates and rehearsals will be given then. Enquiries to Diane on 01924 278152. We look forward to seeing you there... » Results Day - 24th August 20th July, 2010 Results day will be held on Tuesday 24th August. Students will need to sign in at the main hall (year leavers 2010 between 10am and 12pm, and all other years between 12pm and 2pm) to collect their confirmation of results. If students know that they will not be available on that day they can leave a stamped addressed envelope with the Examinations team before the end of July and results will be posted out after the results day. Alternatively, results may be collected by a parent or another adult with a signed letter from the student and/or parent. Proof of ID must be available before results will be issued to anyone other than the student. » BBC Sports Report now online... 16th July, 2010 Our BBC School Report team have been working hard again, and their latest set of articles is now online, via the BBC Sports Report page. Head over here for the latest video and new articles » CEOP and Facebook: a new joint initiative... 14th July, 2010 As you may have seen in the press, Facebook and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre have joined forces to make young people safer online by launching the new 'ClickCEOP' application. (www.facebook.com/ClickCEOP) All young users of Facebook (and their parents) are invited to add the new ClickCEOP app to their profile. Through this app, they will be able to access advice, help and support from the CEOP Centre. » 127 Mile Bike Ride 2nd July, 2010 Jack Gledhill (Peru) is undertaking a cycle ride from Liverpool to Leeds (127 miles!) to raise money for Sense, a national charity specialising in care for Deaf and Blind people. The cycle ride will be on 22nd and 23rd July. There is a justgiving page for anyone wishing to sponsor Jack at http://www.justgiving.com/Johnathon-Gledhill » Prom Photos 29th June, 2010 Just a quick note to make students aware that a selection of photos from the Prom this week will be published in Friday's Wakefield Express. » Students assist at Horbury Street Fayre 24th June, 2010 Students from the food group and gardening club manned a stall at the Horbury Street Fayre held on Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 June. Both groups sold items which had been produced by themselves. Buns, biscuits & puddings were on offer from the food group and the gardening club sold vegetable and flower plants as well as taking orders for hanging baskets. The money raised from these sales will be put back into the groups who will utitlise it to benefit the whole school. Follow the 'Read More' link below for photos and further info. » World Cup on Big-Screen... 16th June, 2010 Are you worried about how you will get home next week to watch England in their third World Cup match? Are you stressed that you won't be able to enjoy the game with your friends, cheer the team on with the masses? Enjoy the talents of the team on a big screen? Well, worry no more! For one afternoon, and one afternoon only, Horbury School will be screening England versus Slovenia, for students, in our main hall. The football will begin at 3.00 p.m. and will finish at approximately 5.00 p.m. Students can come and watch for free, but any unsuitable behaviour will result in you being asked to leave. Follow the "Read More" link below for further information, including a copy of the letter despatched home to parents earlier this week, and a copy of the School Restaurant's menu and pricelist for snacks and refreshments during half-time. |
