Students can also belong to the DWC’s Coding and Robotics Club. We meet once a week and have “open workshop” one day a week, after school.
Information Communication Technology is an ever changing subject. The ideas, methods and applications involved in ICT are constantly evolving on an almost daily basis. The department and the college are continuous striving to stay current in our use of digital technologies. We currently have four designated ICT suites as well as smaller clusters throughout the college.
All curriculum areas use some form of ICT on a day to day basis but within their Teaching and Learning
environment with a focus on using digital technology to refine and develop our student’s software skills.
DWC has taken huge strides to provide students and staffs with the latest technology in terms of hardware and software to enable them meet the demands of the extensive curriculum on offer. The teachers are enthusiastic about their subject and continue to develop their own skills in order to provide an interesting and varied curriculum for the students.
The majority of the ICT programme is delivered and progressed through the use of the Moodle, which is the school’s VLE (Virtual Learning Environment). The students are encouraged to use this system as their own personal network area, enabling the completion of homework and coursework directly onto the school network.
Using the computer network, Students in years 7 and 8 have the opportunity to gain knowledge skills and understanding in the areas of communicating information, data handling, modelling, multimedia and control in line with the national Key Stage 3 strategy. By the end of the Key Stage, all students should be able to use ICT securely, confidently, creatively and independently be equipped to go on to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding at a higher level.