ICT

Lawrence Sheriff School, as might be expected from a specialist Mathematics and Computing college, makes extensive use of ICT for teaching and learning, both within the ICT and Computing Departments and across the whole curriculum.  The school has seven large computer suites and a classroom fully equipped for smaller sixth form groups or staff training.  There are study areas in the Sixth Form Centre and Learning Resource Centre equipped with networked PCs and a newly established computer area within the Design Technology block.  All classrooms have PCs and projector systems and all teaching staff are provided with tablet PCs.  There is a strong team of technicians and Teaching Assistants supporting the use of ICT by students, staff and community partners.

The ICT and Computing departments are very successful in terms of both examination results and student motivation. Our aim is for pupils to use ICT appropriately and independently across the whole curriculum as well as in their own time. Both teaching and support staff endeavour to work together bringing their wide range of skills and strengths to support each other and the boys in a friendly and relaxed yet purposeful environment.

All pupils in years 7 to 11 have timetabled ICT lessons.  The focus in years 7 and 8 is on problem solving through the use of ICT and in year 9 we offer a challenging programme of units equipping the students for their year 10 and 11 options.  We are strongly committed to personalised learning and offer courses ranging from units from the Diploma in Digital Applications suite to AS level Computing to boys in years 10 and 11.

Options in the Sixth Form include AQA Computing (AQA) and Applied ICT (AQA) at both AS and A level. A high proportion of our students go on to study Computing or ICT related subjects beyond school.