Key Stage 3
All students follow the ICT National Strategy through to Year 9. The tables below shows the topics covered in each term along with the unit and assessment deadline.
Year 7
Term 1
| Project Name | Rec | End of Unit Deadline | Assessment Deadline |
| Using Data & Information Sources (7.2) Including 1st Lesson: Introduction to ICT | 6 | 12th October 2007 | 2nd November 2007 |
| Designing a Leaflet (7.3) | 8 | 14th December 2007 | 11th January 2008 |
Term 2
| Project Name | Rec | End of Unit Deadline | Assessment Deadline |
| Modelling with Spreadsheet (7.4) | 8 | 29th February 2008 | 14th March 2008 |
| Control & Monitoring (7.6) (Unit 7.6 may roll over into term 3) | 7 | 2nd May 2008 | 16th May 2008 |
Term 3
| Project Name | Rec | End of Unit Deadline | Assessment Deadline |
| Control & Monitoring (7.6) | 7 | 2nd May 2008 | 16th May 2008 |
| Data Handling (7.5) | 9 | 11th July 2008 | 25th July 2008 |
Year 8
Term 1
| Project Name | Rec | End of Unit Deadline | Assessment Deadline |
| Information Reliability Validity…(8.3) | 6 | 12th October 2007 | 2nd November 2007 |
| Publishing on the Web (8.2) | 12 | 25th January 2008 | 8th February 2008 |
Term 2
| Project Name | Rec | End of Unit Deadline | Assessment Deadline |
| Census | 8 | 28th March 2008 | 25th April 2008 |
| Data Logging (8.1) (Unit 8.1 may roll over into term 3) | 7 | 6th June 2008 | 20th June 2008 |
Term 3
| Project Name | Rec | End of Unit Deadline | Assessment Deadline |
| Data Logging (8.1) | 7 | 6th June 2008 | 20th June 2008 |
| Matchstick Girls | 5 | 11th July 2008 | 25th July 2008 |
Year 9
Term 1
| Project Name | Rec | End of Unit Deadline | Assessment Deadline |
| Global Communication Systems (9.2) | 15 | 21st December 2007 | 18th January 2008 |
After this unit is finished students are then introduced the Unit 1 of the new OCR National Certificate in ICT. The unit mirrors Unit 9 projects and contributes towards the overall certificate awarded at the end of Year 11.
Term 2
| Project Name | Rec | End of Unit Deadline | Assessment Deadline |
| OCR Course (Unit 1) | 60 | July | September |
| Online Testing preparation | 16 | May (last week before half term | KS3 Levels in to HT end of June |
In the second half of the spring term students are then prepared for the new ICT SAT tests which are completed online using the government testing software.
Term 3
| Project Name | Rec | End of Unit Deadline | Assessment Deadline |
| ICT Test | Rec | May | N/A Govt assessed. |
| OCR Course (Unit 1) Continued. | 60 | July | September |
The end of Year 9 culminates in a Key Stage 3 level being awarded based on both teacher and test assessments.