The Curriculum
Information and Communication Technology
ICT is one of the core subjects in the National Curriculum and is given a high profile across the school. The children have access to a suite of computers in the ICT Room and Library, where the internet can be accessed in a safe environment and a trolley of 16 laptops provides a mobile solution for all classes. The interactive whiteboard and projector facilitate whole class interaction with a wide range of software.
In classrooms children have access to PCs, the internet and the curriculum network and teachers use their laptops for recording assessments and accessing lesson resources using interactive whiteboards.
ICT is used to support pupils with special needs and those who show particular talents. Individualised learning can be achieved using software such as RM Maths. The children learn to communicate and present information using a range of cross-curricular software. Creativity is encouraged through the use of digital cameras, scanners and microscopes. Children can handle information and programme floor robots to follow their instructions.