Students in the MYP learn how to enjoy a design process, create a solution, apply technology, appreciate impact of design, and develop their effective working practices.
The objectives of MYP design encompass inquiry and analysis, development of ideas, creation of solution and evaluation.
Each objective is elaborated by a number of strands; a strand is an aspect or indicator of the learning expectation which students will be assessed on.
Together these objectives reflect the knowledge, skills and attitudes that students need in order to create a digital project from concept to end outcome.
At Key Stage 3, ICT is taught in class groupings. The curriculum is aligned to the MYP framework for Years 7. The MYP ICT Design framework enables students to develop not only practical skills but strategies for creative and critical thinking.
At Key Stage 3, ICT is taught in class groupings. The curriculum is aligned to the MYP framework for Years 8. The MYP ICT Design framework enables students to develop not only practical skills but strategies for creative and critical thinking.
At Key Stage 3, ICT is taught in class groupings. The curriculum is aligned to the MYP framework for Years 9. The MYP ICT Design framework enables students to develop not only practical skills but strategies for creative and critical thinking.
MYP ICT aims to equip all students with the knowledge, understanding and intellectual capabilities to address further courses in ICT, Computer Science and Creative Media, as well as to prepare those students who will use ICTin their studies, workplaces and everyday life. ICT plays a key role in modern digital life and is a transferable skill across many facets of both Education and Society.
The MYP curriculum framework offers flexibility to determine engaging, relevant, challenging and significant content that meets local and national curriculum requirements. This inquiry-based curriculum explores factual, conceptual and debatable questions in the study of design.
Students will be assessed under four different criteria:
Each criterion is divided into various achievement levels. The level descriptors for each band describe a range of student performance in the various strands of each objective. At the lowest levels, student achievement in each of the strands will be minimal. As the numerical levels increase, the level descriptors describe greater achievement levels in each of the strands.
The four MYP criteria will be summatively assessed and reported on twice a year (Modules 3 and 6). A final grade will be provided at the end of the year (Module 6). Further guidance on MYP assessments can be found here:
For more information, please read our assessment recording and reporting cycle.
Digital Literacy, Information Technology and Computer Science is embedded in Wilmington Academy at Key Stage 4 through the iDEA programme, a fundamental part of our Key Stage 4 tutor programme. The Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award, known as iDEA is an international award winning programme that helps you develop digital, enterprise and employability skills for free.
What’s the Purpose?
Our aim at Wilmington Academy is to prepare students for the increasingly digital world that we find ourselves in. Our curriculum helps to foster students’ digitality against the strands that interlink our everyday lives. Students are given the opportunity to complete challenges across a range of ICT and Digital elements. Literacy is also embedded within the program, helping to improve literacy rates across the school. A key focus is on developing students’ digital ability, creativity and safety. As a consequence, students can go on to be happy and successful members of today’s digital society.
Key points:
iDEA helps you develop skills and showcase your achievements, regardless of your age or stage.
Computing plays a key part in the education of all children. Society demands a required use of technology, and therefore it is imperative it is taught well within Wilmington Academy.
Students at Wilmington have the opportunity to apply and develop their technological understanding and skills to empower them to interact with technology and any issues outside of education. A rich computing curriculum equips students to use computational thinking and creativity to adapt to the ever changing digital society we live in.
Students are taught how to use digital systems, how computers and devices work, programming fundamentals, data, hardware and software alongside the ethical issues raised within a digital society.
You will cover a content rich curriculum in a two year KS4 timescale. Following the new and updated J277 OCR Computer Science.
Computer Science aims to equip all students with the knowledge and understanding to take the content forward into a variety of courses and roles. Students can move seamlessly into college courses and onto University Degree courses. Pupils studying a course of Computer Science can also apply for niche apprenticeship placements within the subject area. Ultimately being digitally confident will stand our pupils in good stead in a rapidly changing ever evolving digital world.
The course is 100% exam based in your final year within Key Stage 4, shown below;
For more information, please read our assessment recording and reporting cycle.
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