Quality British Education in Saudi Arabia
ICT
The ICT curriculum is divided for two main Key stages: KS1/2 and KS3/4.
The School has two fully equipped computer labs which provide excellent
up-to-date ICT facilities to all the students.
The students at all the key stages are encouraged to use a variety of
software to achieve the targets set by the Edexcel Scheme of Studies.
The common targets for all the key stages involve information gathering,
presentation and technical processing skills by understanding the key
concepts related to the nature of their work.
ICT at Key Stage 4
This consists of a two year course combining elements of both the London Examinations Ordinary Level GCSE in Computing and Edexcel’s GCSE in Information and Communication Technology. It aims to encourage the exploration and study of ICT in a variety of contexts: home, community, business, industry, recreation and education. The students are given the opportunity acquire competence, ability and critical skills through implementation, use and evaluation of a range of ICT systems.
Students can take the examination for Foundation tier 1F (Grades C-G) and Higher Tier 2H (Grades A*-D). The students at both the tiers are required to attempt:
- Course work which consists of two components, a project (15%) and a collection of set Tasks based on the case Study (15%)
- Examination papers which consist of short question answers (70%)
Specification Aims:
- Gather, store, process, present and communicate information through activities in a range of contexts
- Solve problems through the use of ICT systems
- Develop a view of wider range of ICT applications like modeling, data logging control etc.
- Design, implement and document ICT systems
- Develop an awareness of ethical, social, economical and political sequences of the use of the ICT systems
For more information: see the web site www.edexcel-international.org
