Physical Education

Information Communication Technology Department

General:

To develop an awareness of the range of source materials available for student use - textbooks, libraries, CD ROM's, Internet, Teletext, etc.
To provide a stimulating environment for the raising of standards and progression.
To fulfill the Schools' 'Charter for Learning'.
To ensure that ICT and Business Studies are both enjoyable and interesting.

Key Stage 3 Information and Communication Studies:

To develop an awareness of computer hardware and software.
To develop skills in using computer hardware and software available in School.
To apply and continue to develop their ICT skills in order to enhance their work in a variety of cross-curricular activities.
To consider the limitations of ICT tools and information sources and compare their effectiveness and efficiency with other methods of working.
To consider some of the social, economic, ethical and moral issues raised by ICT.
To establish a basis for further ICT development.

Topics covered in each year group:

Year 7	Word Processing, Control, Internet & E-mail, Spreadsheets, Databases and Desk Top Publishing
Year 8	Cross curricula ICT
Year 9	Spreadsheets, Web Page Design, E-mail. Presentation Packages and Multimedia
Year 10	Case study for GCSE ICT using the Leisure Centre as context. Key skills level 1 or 2 and 1 external exam. Coursework for OCR ICT Record of Achievement.
Year 11

Key Stage 4 Business and Information Studies:

To demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of the syllabus using business context.
To apply relevant business terminology, concepts and methods to solve problems.
To select, organize, interpret and use information from various sources.
To evaluate evidence, make reasoned judgments and present conclusions accurately and appropriately.

Year 10	3 Units of work covering: Personnel, Finance and Production Departments.
Year 11	A unit of work covering Marketing. Compulsory unit of work. An external exam.

All pupils have one taught ICT lesson each week, in order to develop ICT skills, they also use computers in most subject areas. During years 10/11 they can opt for Business Studies Education, where they follow the EDEXCEL 2400/2401 double certificate exam.

Mrs. J Race - Head of Business Studies/I C T Co-ordinator

Joan has been teaching at Bishop Barrington School for 21 years, and prior to teaching she was the Personnel Assistant to the Marketing Manager for The National Coal Board. Joan is the School Banker, and liaise with Midland Bank. Since 1981, she has been involved with the Schools' foreign exchange visit to Bad Oeynhausen in Germany

Joan enjoys walking, touring and reading and she also enjoys helping her son with his marketing business.

Mr. M Bennett - ICT & Business Studies Teacher

Mr. Bennett has taught at Bishop Barrington since September 2000 . He was previously employed in industry as a CNC machine programmer. Mr. Bennett obtained a first class B.Sc. (Hons) IT in Education from Sunderland University in June 2000. He enjoys reading, socialising, keeping fit and like all teachers in Bishop Barrington has a great enthusiasm for his subject.

Miss C. Parkin - ICT Technician

Internet sites:

The PC Guide

http://www.pcguide.com/index.htm

This site welcomes you to one of the Internet's detailed PC reference guide and information. The aim of this site is to provide you with the answers to your computing questions. This site is updated regularly to keep up-to-date with the latest products and information.

The Technology Network

http://www.techweb.com/wire/technews/year2000.html

Find out what will happen to your computer and the rest of the world – at the end of 1999. Find out all about the Millennium Bug, the year 2000 and Y2K.

Microsoft

http://register.microsoft.com/isapi/gomscom.asp?target=/mscorp/?MSCOMTB=ICP_About%20Microsoft

Microsoft's mission has been to create software for the personal computer that empowers and enriches people in the workplace, at school and at home. Microsoft's early vision of a computer on every desk and in every home is coupled today with a strong commitment to Internet- related technologies that expand the power and reach of the PC and its users.

Net Lingo

http://www.netlingo.com/

This site contains an online dictionary consisting of hundreds of words that are emerging as a new vocabulary surrounding the technology and community of the Internet and the World Wide Web.

Internet Society

http://www.isoc.org/internet-history/

Meet Vint Cerf and many of the other cyberspace pioneers who made history by developing the Internet.

Education Support and Inspection Service

http://schoolsite.edex.net.uk/125/ICT.htm

This page enables you to link to a multitude of different cross-curricular sites.

Information Technology for Teacher Education

http://www2.itte.ntu.ac.uk/itte/resources.html

ITTE aims to promote the education and professional development of teachers in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning with information technology in all phases of education. It includes a very useful resources library and links to numerous sites.

The Advisory Unit – Computers in Education

http://www.advisory-unit.org.uk/

The Advisory Unit is an independent organization offering IT services and educational software to schools. Their objective is to provide a comprehensive service to help teachers use computers effectively.

Sam's Learning Resources

www.SamLearning.com

For SATs, GCSE & A Level, SamLearning.com offers the most comprehensive e-learning available on the Internet. Used by over 500,000 Learners, over 1,500 schools and supported by the National Association of Head Teachers.

Schoolsnet

www.schoolsnet.com

Wide range of free resources to help teachers and pupils learn effectively online. More than 60 lessons for Key Stages 3 and 4 and more than 100 revision units at GCSE level, which have been produced by more than 100 practising teachers across the country.

TeacherNet

www.teachernet.gov.uk

Provides teachers with details of official Government information and services in addition to links to online resources complementing all areas of the curriculum.

Learn

www.learn.co.uk

Wide range of online educational resources brought to you by the Guardian newspaper.

National Curriculum

www.nc.uk.net

The National Curriculum website points teachers to online resources that correspond to specific curriculum requirements.