Course Content

 

Units studied in Y12 (Certificate):

Unit 2: Creating Systems to Manage ICT

 Unit 3: Using Social Media in Business

 

Units studied in Y13 (Extended certificate):

Unit 1: Information Technology Systems

Unit 6: Website Development

 

Year one

Assessments

Unit 2: Creating Systems to Manage ICT (90 GLH)

• Task set and marked by exam board.

• Students complete, in controlled conditions, a practical task tackling an everyday challenge; some tasks also draw on pre-released information.

 

Unit 3: Using Social Media in Business (90 GLH)

• Task set and marked by internal assessors.

• Written submission

• Internally assessed

• Opportunity to act on assessor feedback

 

Year two

Assessments

• Unit 1: Information Technology Systems

 

• Written examination.

• 2 hours.

• 33.3% Extended Certificate

 

 

• Unit 6: Website Development

• Task set and marked by internal assessors.

• Written submission

• Internally assessed

• Opportunity to act on assessor feedback

 

 

Progression into careers via:

A wide range of undergraduate courses

Apprenticeships

Setting up your own business

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Length of Course:

Certificate : 1 year               Extended Certificate : 2 years

 

Examination Board:

Edexcel

 

Periods Per Week:

5 x 1 hour lessons