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ICT Resources

 

To support the delivery of our ICT programmes, the school has developed the following ICT facilities:

ICT Resources
KS3 ICT
GCSE ICT
AS/A2 ICT
Applied A-level ICT
ICT Introduction
  • A network of over 300 workstations connected to a C2K central server with centrally managed file storage and printing facilities, which provides timetabled access to a wide range of software applications, CDROM and internet resources;
  • Five main teaching ICT rooms with individual workstations for each pupil, laser and colour inkjet printing facilities;
  • Four smaller ICT rooms each equipped with 12 networked workstations to facilitate ICT-supported group work ;
  • A suite of portable laptops linked to the school network by a wireless hub;
  • A central bank of laptops for staff use;
  • A number of smaller clusters of workstations for specialised use (eg Computer Graphics, Careers, Music, the School Library etc);
  • A number of networked stations available for pupil use in the school library and the Sixth Form Study Centre;
  • One C2k workstation in each classroom for teacher administration, each connected to a data projector for whole class teaching;
  • A number of standalone PCs for specialised use (eg to support video editing) ;
  • Centralised video-conferencing equipment available to all departments.