Information Technology programme of study

1. Pupils should be given opportunities to:

a) use IT to explore and solve problems in the context of work across a variety of subjects; b) use IT to further their understanding of information that they have retrieved and processed; c) discuss their experiences of using IT and assess its value in their working practices.

2. Communicating and handling information Pupils should be taught to:

a) use IT equipment and software to communicate ideas and information in a variety of forms, incorporating text, graphs, pictures and sound, as appropriate, showing sensitivity to the needs of their audience; b) use IT equipment and software to organise, reorganise and analyse ideas and information; c) select suitable information and media, and classify and prepare information for processing with IT, checking for accuracy; d) interpret, analyse and check the plausibility of information held on IT systems, and select the elements required for particular purposes, considering the consequences of any errors.