Information & Communication Technology is an ever growing and important subject area in school. As such ICT is taught both as a core subject and cross-curricular.
The department houses five IT Rooms, each holding IBM Pentium 4 computers with Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2007 installed. All rooms have scanners, printers and Internet access. As a department we teach all the lower school and GCSE is offered to Fourth Year students. In the Sixth Form ICT is taught at AS and A2 level as well as forming a component of the general studies course.
Overall ICT is taught as a core subject to First to Third forms (age 11,12, & 13), whereby all elements of the National Curriculum are covered. Pupils' skills are developed over the years in each of the main applications of word processing, spreadsheets, databases, graphics/DTP, presentation, web page design and control technology.
In the Fourth and Fifth forms (GCSE), pupils may choose ICT as an option. This follows the Edexcel examination board, which is designed to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum Information Technology syllabus. Students not following a GCSE will follow a short course based on the ECDL to further enhance their skills.
For the AS and A2 A level ICT, the AQA examination board is used. The syllabus uses a task driven approach to problem solving and decision making which relies on the effective use of information technology systems within industry, business and commerce.



Mr D S Conroy (HOD& Asst. Head)
Mr C R Bright
Mrs C M Conroy
Mrs C Harvey
Mrs S E Palmer
Mr S Allen
Mr S Marriott
Miss S Freeman