The Staff Team

Mrs Faulkner, Head of Computing, has a Degree in Business Studies with Social Policy and Administration as well as a Master in Education. She has over 20 years experience of teaching in schools in London, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Mrs Faulkner thoroughly enjoys teaching the programming aspects of Computer Science as it is a delight when students successfully complete their first program.

Mr Liddament has a degree in Software Engineering and started at Chipping Norton School in 2012. 

Mr Burgess has worked in education for over past 20 years and has a passion for teaching Computing and Business Studies.

The department is well equipped with three networked computer rooms and a computer for each student. Students develop a range of skills in year seven that they can use across the school curriculum.

The Curriculum

Key Stage 3

Year 7

“ICT Passport”

  • Learning Platform/email
  • Smart research
  • Spreadsheets and modelling
  • Databases
  • Presenation skills
  • Game making
  • Animation

Year 9

Start of GCSE course – see KS4 for more details.

Key Stage 4

The course aims to challenge and develop students understanding and use of ICT skills and applications. They are taught basic business skills that can be used across the school curriculum and into the work place. Students also undertake work on three units that teaches them new and emerging ICT skills.

Assessment:

100% coursework – internally assessed and externally moderated.

Unit 1 (Compulsory) ICT Skills for Business – 40%

Unit 4 (Interactive Multimedia Products – 40%

Unit 20 – Creating animation for the world wide web – 20%

Course Content:

Unit 1 – ICT Skills for Business

Students are taught and produce evidence of  the use a wide range of business ICT skills, including;

  • Safe working practices applied in business.
  • Internet Research
  • Email
  • Spreadsheets
  • Databases
  • Creation of business documents
  • Creation of a business presentation

Unit 4 – Design and Create interactive multimedia Products

Students are taught how to design and create an interactive multimedia product.

  • Review existing interactive multimedia products
  • Design an interactive multimedia product
  • Source and store suitable multimedia elements
  • Create the interactive multimedia product
  • Test the interactive multimedia product
  • Seek feedback and suggest improvements

Unit 20 – Creating Animation for the www.

Students review, design, create and test an animation for the www (such as an advertising banner). They are taught how to effectively use Macromedia Flash CS3.

100% coursework

Examination Board: OCR (Course Code – 04676, Level 2. First Award)

Key Stage 5 (AS and A2 Level)

Course Aims:

  • Develop a broad range of ICT skills and knowledge of the uses of ICT in vocational
  • contexts
  • Develop knowledge and understanding of the components, functions and applications of information systems within a range of organisations
  • Develop an understanding of the main principles and skills of solving problems using ICT
  • Apply their knowledge and understanding of ICT and use skills (e.g. planning, research evaluation, problem solving) in vocational contexts
  • Develop an understanding of the impact of information systems on organisations’
  • personnel policies and practices
  • Develop project management skills and an understanding of the need to work with others

Summary of Course Structure:

There is an examination for unit two and the exam board will set and mark an assignment for unit nine, but for the other units you will produce and collect evidence for a portfolio, which will be a showcase for your achievements.

Assessment:

AS 33% Examination 1hr 30 min with pre-release case study

Coursework

2x (AS) pieces (33% each)
3x (A2) pieces – one piece externally assessed

Course Content at AS:

Unit 1 – Using ICT to communicate
Unit 2 – How organisations use ICT
Unit 3 – ICT solutions for individuals and society

Course Content at A2:

Unit 9 – Working to a brief
Unit 11 – Interactive multimedia products (Portfolio)
Unit 12 – Publishing (Portfolio)

Examination Board: OCR (Course Code H515, Applied ICT)