GCSE IT
Added Advantage
At the end of the SA Series, FunTech ordinarily offers a GCSE in ICT.
This offering is not only solely based upon achieving an actual GCSE grade, but much more importantly allows our younger students the experience of the entire GCSE process: including understanding criteria, timetabling, coursework execution, revision and exam techniques and so on. This means that FunTech students have a major advantage as they will know what to expect when it comes to taking GCSE’s in Year 10/11. They will not have to take their 10 -12 GCSE’s without experience of formal examination requirements beforehand.
As the syllabus changes on a very regular basis (minimum every two years), we will look at this option nearer the time, if you feel you wish to offer it to your child.
Pre-Requisites: The GCSE ICT courses requires that a student should either have completed the FunTech Stepped Approach series of courses or be able to demonstrate an equivalent and high level set of ICT skills.
Quick Facts
| Duration: |
1 year |
| Lessons: |
1 hour per week |
| Homework: |
1 hour per week (on average) |
| Exam Board: |
AQA |
Course Description
- This course takes all the applications skills that the children have learnt and puts it into context for them. It is aimed at preparing younger children who do not have the life experience to know understand the concepts of analysis, design, questionnaires and so on.
- Children will have with several mock projects: starting with learning how to write technically. Many youngsters are able to practically demonstrate how to achieve a task, however, writing about it can be a bit of a challenge. So we take the time to show and explaining how they can present their knowledge effectively in a written format.
- We then look at understanding criteria, enabling them to focus on and identify what is specifically required in a question, rather than simply put down all that they know about a specific topic, which can happen without this experience.
- Supporting our teaching we will to deliver some key NLP concepts together with mind mapping to aid the learning process.
- Finally we take the youngsters through a process of a whole project within a specified timescale, thus enabling them to project manage and work under time pressures. They will thereby learn the art of timetabling and organisation which are critical to achieving their end task.
Quick Facts
| Duration: |
2 years |
| Lessons: |
1 hour per week |
| Homework: |
2 hours per week (on average) |
| Workshops: |
3 weeks (2 during Half Terms and 1 over Easter) |
| Exam Board: |
AQA |
Course Description
- Upon completion of the Stepped Approach the youngsters have a choice: either to move onto our Programming courses ; or alternatively to translate the technical skills and knowledge they have learnt into an academic qualification, namely a GCSE in ICT.
- At FunTech this course covers more than the standard GCSE ICT offered traditionally at schools. In addition we will cover, timetabling, organisation, criteria analysis, revision planning and techniques and finally exam techniques which are individualised for each youngster.
Quick Facts
| Duration: |
10 months |
| Lessons: |
2 hours per week |
| Homework: |
3 to 4 hours per week (on average) |
| Workshops: |
3 weeks (2 during Half Terms and 1 over Easter) |
| Exam Board: |
AQA |
Course Description
- This course is aimed at gifted and high performing individuals with good technical and project skills.
- Fast Track is fast paced and highly academic. The course simply runs at double the pace of the standard track and therefore organisation is a must. Often we find that youngsters who are highly able might not be as organised as others. If they are to succeed on this course, they will need to develop organisational and self-management skills accordingly. This course stretches those talented youngsters who are simply sailing through school.
Quick Facts
| Duration: |
35 hours |
| Lessons: |
Monday to Friday (9am to 5pm) |
| Homework: |
None |
| Exam Board: |
AQA |
A course designed to improve examination technique and performance focussing on:
- NLP & Mind Mapping
- Revision Techniques
- Examination Techniques
- Personalised Revision Guide
