Here at The Stephen Longfellow Academy, all students study ICT at Key Stage 3 and they will cover a comprehensive range of topic areas. The ICT curriculum builds on the teaching at Key Stage 2 and covers three main strands:
- Digital Literacy
- ICT
- Computer Science
Each half term throughout Key Stage 3, students complete a new ICT project covering the three main strands mentioned above. Within these units we have placed an emphasis on developing transferrable ICT knowledge, understanding and skills.
Over this half term, the key learning objectives for the learners have been to develop their understanding of web design, looking at the design principles used to create websites and then using their skills to design and then create their own website. This has been an interactive project for the learners, and they have had to take into consideration the key elements when designing their website such as colour scheme, house style, layout, user interface and accessibility.