ICT (Information Communications Technology)
The Marist is proud of its ICT curriculum. We encourage pupils to commence building their ICT skills portfolio from the beginning of year 7 when they undertake a keyboarding course. This is followed by the development of their practical skills in a variety of software programs that will support and enhance their work across all curriculum areas.
From Year 8, pupils embark upon a range of ICT skills qualifications which will equip them with a professional level of competency for higher education and beyond. We offer a flexible approach, keeping abreast of current ICT thinking and adapt our curriculum accordingly.
ICT Club runs Monday to Friday lunch times and after school 2 days a week until 5pm for the purpose of homework and support. It is especially useful for pupils who do not have access at home to the software used in school. All pupils are welcome to attend.
Courses & Qualifications
OCR CLAiT Level 1
This is a qualification designed to recognise the skills, knowledge and understanding of IT users, whether in employment, education or training. This qualification equips learners with the basic range of transferable skills necessary to meet the demands of the modern workplace.
Candidates will achieve a Certificate at Level 1 if they achieve the mandatory Unit 1, plus 2 additional units and a Diploma at Level 1 if they achieve 4 additional units. Marist pupils usually achieve the Diploma.
The following units are studied:
Year 8
ICT Club runs Monday to Friday lunch times and after school 2 days a week until 5pm for the purpose of homework and support. It is especially useful for pupils who do not have access at home to the software used in school. All pupils are welcome to attend.
Courses & Qualifications
OCR CLAiT Level 1
This is a qualification designed to recognise the skills, knowledge and understanding of IT users, whether in employment, education or training. This qualification equips learners with the basic range of transferable skills necessary to meet the demands of the modern workplace.
Candidates will achieve a Certificate at Level 1 if they achieve the mandatory Unit 1, plus 2 additional units and a Diploma at Level 1 if they achieve 4 additional units. Marist pupils usually achieve the Diploma.
The following units are studied:
Year 8
Unit 1 – File management and e-Document production (mandatory)
Unit 4 – e-Publication creation
Unit 5 – Create an e-Presentation
Year 9
Unit 4 – e-Publication creation
Unit 5 – Create an e-Presentation
Year 9
Unit 2 – Creating spreadsheets and graphs
Unit 3 – Database manipulation
OCR CLAiT Level 2
Level 2 builds upon the strengths of Level 1 to equip learners with the broad range of transferable skills necessary to meet the demands of higher education and the modern workplace. A Diploma at Level 2 is equivalent to two GCSEs at grade B and a Certificate is equivalent to one GCSE.
We are very proud that the majority of pupils leave The Marist with the Diploma. Through this achievement Marist pupils will enter Higher Education with not only a strong academic background but ICT skills highly sought after and recognised in the workplace.
Year 10
Unit 3 – Database manipulation
OCR CLAiT Level 2
Level 2 builds upon the strengths of Level 1 to equip learners with the broad range of transferable skills necessary to meet the demands of higher education and the modern workplace. A Diploma at Level 2 is equivalent to two GCSEs at grade B and a Certificate is equivalent to one GCSE.
We are very proud that the majority of pupils leave The Marist with the Diploma. Through this achievement Marist pupils will enter Higher Education with not only a strong academic background but ICT skills highly sought after and recognised in the workplace.
Year 10
Unit 1 – Integrated e-Document Production (mandatory)
Unit 4 – e-Publication Design
Unit 5 – Design an e-Presentation
Year 11
Unit 4 – e-Publication Design
Unit 5 – Design an e-Presentation
Year 11
Unit 2 – Manipulating Spreadsheets and Graphs
Unit 8 – Electronic Communication
Unit 8 – Electronic Communication
6 Form Enrichment
Unit 3 – Creating and Using a Database
Unit 6 – e-Image Manipulation
Unit 7 – Website Creation
Text Processing – (Business Professional)
This qualification is available at Basic, Intermediate and Advanced levels. Typically the core Basic level unit will be taken by pupils in Year 9.
Further units are offered to pupils from Year 10 upwards to enhance their ICT skills portfolio. These are selected from: Text Production, Business Presentations, Mailmerge, Speed Keying, Word Processing.
Any pupil in the School who wishes to extend her ICT skills base is welcome to attend the ICT Workshop for guidance and support, to study for additional units of CLAiT or Text Processing.
Please see the OCR website for further details of the courses and qualifications we currently offer: www.ocr.org.uk
Unit 3 – Creating and Using a Database
Unit 6 – e-Image Manipulation
Unit 7 – Website Creation
Text Processing – (Business Professional)
This qualification is available at Basic, Intermediate and Advanced levels. Typically the core Basic level unit will be taken by pupils in Year 9.
Further units are offered to pupils from Year 10 upwards to enhance their ICT skills portfolio. These are selected from: Text Production, Business Presentations, Mailmerge, Speed Keying, Word Processing.
Any pupil in the School who wishes to extend her ICT skills base is welcome to attend the ICT Workshop for guidance and support, to study for additional units of CLAiT or Text Processing.
Please see the OCR website for further details of the courses and qualifications we currently offer: www.ocr.org.uk