ICT
ICT
The core skills of digital literacy are delivered throughout the School and ICT is embedded in the wider curriculum. Pupils in Years 4 to 8 have a timetabled hour of programming in a fortnightly cycle, learning how to make programs, games and websites using Scratch, Python and HTML. Coding drones and robots is a popular additional subject in our co-curricular programme as is our exciting e-sports option.
In addition to the ICT suite for teaching pupils, our classrooms from Year 3 upwards have all been equipped for hybrid teaching. The whole school, including parents, is linked together through our online Learning Management System. This system enables pupils to access lessons live online, hosts teaching resources and our catch-up library of recorded lessons. We also have a digital e-book library to mirror our paper library which can be accessed from anywhere using an app.
MIDI keyboards are installed in the music department and allow music to be composed and recorded using composition software including Sibelius. The DT centre has a CAD system linked to the laser cutter for design work and children learn to construct robots.