Christmas Holidays

The Academy will close for the Christmas Holidays on Friday 19th December at 12.00 noon. Any student who requires lunch will be able to obtain one from the canteen between 12 noon and 12.30pm.

Computing and ICT

Our Computing and ICT curriculum will give the students an opportunity to:

Research and Design

  • Engage in an iterative process of design and making;
  • Undergo primary and secondary research techniques into a range of clients’ needs;
  • Identify and solve their own problems and the problems of specific clients and target market groups;
  • Develop products that respond to the needs of clients in a variety of situations;
  • Use a variety of digital pre-production techniques and creative digital media applications;
  • Develop and communicate their design ideas.

Make

  • Select from and use specialist digital media tools, techniques, processes to produce a planned product;
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of digital applications and pre-production techniques.

Evaluate

  • Investigate new and emerging digital technologies;
  • Personal project work, analysing how the product fulfils the requirements of the specification and the user’s needs, wants and values;
  • Recognise how their product can be modified to better meet its intended aim and target audience;
  • Understand developments in ICT and other digital concepts and its impact on individuals, society and the environment.