ISS
SECONDARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & SIXTH FORM COMPUTING
Students in Years 7-9 study an IT curriculum similar to the UK. Students in Years 10 & 11 study IGCSE IT. In the Sixth Form the A-Level Computing course is offered.
Use the buttons to the left to download the syllabuses for the IGCSE and A-Level courses and to access useful websites connected with the subject.
Students are taught in one of two dedicated IT rooms. Both rooms have full Internet access, a wide range of software, monochrome and colour laser printers and an assortment of other hardware.
Typical Lessons & Activities
Year 10 Image Manipulation and Web Design
Year 10 students used image manipulation software and wrote HTML code to produce some very cool quizzes.
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on the links below to see some examples...
Year 10 Document Production
Having become very adept at producing complex documents (involving
headers/footers, sections, text, images, graphics, etc.) the Year 10
students documented all that they had learnt so that they had something
to refer to when practicing for their practical exams.
Year 10 Spreadsheet Design
Using features such as conditional formatting (where cells are
highlighted based on their contents) and lookups, Year 10 students
produced gradebooks which automatically calculated average marks and
grades, and which highlighted students who had poor/exceptional marks.
Year 11 Programming
Using LOGO Year 11 students learnt the fundamentals of computer
programming...
Year 11 Control
Year 11 students controlled computer simulations of control
systems...
Year 11 3D Modelling
Using software that allowed the manipulation of 3D objects, Year 11 students created animated 3D beasts...
