The Jo Richardson Community School

ICT

Introduction 2012

The ICT department in terms of student successes continues to go from strength to strength. Our core strength this year has been our intervention programme and our focus on top-end grades.

43% of our year 11 students at KS4 in core achieved a ‘Distinction’ grade, that’s 88 students.
47% of our year 11 students at KS4 in double award achieved a ‘Distinction’ grade.
66% of our year 13 students at KS5 achieved a ‘Distinction’

Out students have said: “ICT is fun, creative, engaging and helps you with expressing yourself, and WILL help you in the real world and in all other lessons”

“ICT is a good subject. I liked the interactive and challenging aspects, such as web design and game making. I highly rate the subject if ICT because you learn so much.

Student achievement

Key Stage 3

	Borough 2010	JRCS 2010	JRCS 2011	JRCS 2012	JRCS 2012 TGT
Level 5+	71.6%	75.74%	93%	83%	87%
Level 6+	27.9%	10.64%	27%	4%	.5%

Priorities for KS3 this year:

To continue to meet performance targets across KS3.
Focus lunch time intervention for student showing limited progress
To further develop and review our Key Stage 3 curriculum to ensure we meet follow the government guidance.
To review and develop our work to support our most able students to improve learning outcomes at KS3
To raise attainment by improving the quality of teaching and learning across the key stage.

Key Stage 4 (Year 11)

Core ICT

Cohort 197	National	JRCS 2010	JRCS 2011	JRCS 2012	JRCS Target	Exam board AVG
*%A-A**	-	13%	24%	43%	10%	24%
*%A-B**	-	-	-	61%	30%	-
*%A-C**	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

Double Award ICT

	National	JRCS 2010	JRCS 2011	JRCS 2012	JRCS Target	Exam board AVG
*%A-A**	-	14.6%	38%	41%	20%	33%
*%A-B**	-	-	-	70%	17%
*%A-C**	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

Key Stage 4 (Year 10) – Early entry of the whole cohort to free time for E/ M/ S

Core ICT

	National	JRCS 2012 Actual	JRCS Target end of KS
*%A-A**	-	28%	34%
*%A-B**	-	65%	68%
*%A-C**	100%	100%	100%

Key Stage 4 (Year 10) – Early entry of the whole cohort to free time for E/ M/ S

Double ICT

	National	JRCS 2012 Actual	JRCS Target end of KS
*%A-A**	-	33%	19%
*%A-B**	-	63%	74%
*%A-C**	100%	100%	100%

Priorities for KS4 this year:

New syllabus
Removal of ICT out of core and so therefore a focus must be a focus marketing on year 10 attainment and targets
Awareness of key progress indicators by all staff
To continue to meet performance targets across KS4
To further develop and review our Key Stage 4 curriculum to ensure we meet follow the government guidance.
To review and develop our work to support our most able students to improve learning outcomes at KS4.
To raise attainment by improving the quality of teaching and learning across the key stage.

Key Stage 5

A2	JRCS 2012	JRCS Target	AS	JRCS 2012	JRCS Target
APS per entry			APS per entry
% A*-C	100%	100%	% A*-C	100%	100%
% A*-E	100%	100%	% A*-E	100%	100%

Priorities for KS5 this year:

In year 13, focused intervention to ensure targets are met or exceeded
Individual personal development plans for students, so the focus on progress is a constant
To continue to meet performance targets across KS5
To further develop and review our Key Stage 5 curriculum to ensure we meet follow the government guidance.
To review and develop our work to support our most able students to improve learning outcomes at KS5. Curriculum development

At present our offer consists of:

OCR National Level 3 in ICT (Year 13)
BTEC IT Level 3 (in year 12, to allow students the flexibility of transferring after AS)

Curriculum developments

At present in light of the shift in the ICT agenda we are working on:

A revised offer, with a view of a level 2 offer and a further A ‘level in IT.

Extra-curricular Activities / Special Events

Focused lunchtime sessions for KS3
Focused intervention for KS4 students
Year 10 curriculum days based around creative animations to facilitate early entry

Looking Ahead - Key Priorities for 2012/13