Introduction to the course

The Applied GCSE in ICT is a vocational course that will help you to learn how to use a variety of ICT tools, how business organisations use ICT and how ICT has affected the way we live and work. 

It consists of 3 units, these are:

1 - ICT Tools and Applications (in Year 10).  There is an exam for this unit

2 - ICT in Organisations (in Year 11).  This is a portfolio based unit.

3 - ICT in Society (in Year 10).  This is a portfolio based unit.

After completing all three units, your total score is added up and converted into a grade worth two GCSE's and will be AA, AB, BB, BC, CC and so on down to GG.

The topics in each unit are designed to give you a broad overview of ICT rather than make you an expert in one particular field.  In preparation for the Unit 1 exam, you will complete a mini-portfolio called a pre-release.  This will help you to learn all of the skills you need and will help you to apply them across a variety of different situations.  

Examinations are held in January and May.  Unit 1 is assessed by a computer based examination which will take up to 3 hours.  All students sit the same exam paper as it is un-tiered and is targeted at all students in the ability range.

The provisional exam dates are as follows, you must not book any time away from college during these times!