Why we teach ICT

Why We Teach ICT | Computer Science at St Paul’s Academy

The ICT Curriculum has been designed to enable every student at St Paul’s to learn and gain fundamental knowledge of digital communication technology.

Our aim is for all students to become masters of technology and enhance their learning across all subjects whilst at school and thereafter by;

• 🖥️ How to stay safe while using technology within the online world.
• 🖥️ Identifying how computers work.
• 🖥️ How computers are programmed.
• 🖥️ Utilising specialist software application to present data.
• 🖥️ Communicating and collaborating within the digital world.
• 🖥️ Applying logic and sequence to problem-solve.

Our vision for ICT at St Paul's

Our rich ICT curriculum considers the 'global impact of digital literacy and competency in a rapidly changing world' [the school run, 2022]. We equip our students with digital competency at all levels to successfully explore opportunities available to them. These are:

• 💼 Employability skills through programming at KS3 | KS4
• 🔗 Linking the curriculum to careers | Computing | Engineering | IT | Data
• 🛤️ KS4 pathways: BTEC DT Tech Award II to Level III at Sixth form or College Computer Science to A-Level Computer Science

Head of Department: Mr Amal Molefi