ICT
"We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done" - Alan Turing
In Years 7 and 8 ICT is taught in mixed ability form groups, 1 50-minute lesson per week. GCSE level teaching currently starts half-way through Year 9. We give students the chance to find out what is involved in producing a piece of GCSE ICT coursework - they work in teams as 'Travel Company Trainees'. The current Year 9 classes are being taught in 1 140-minute lesson per fortnight and 2 form groups are organised into 2 ability-based groups.
At Key Stage 4 all students prepare for a GCSE ICT qualification. Applied ICT is offered as an option leading to a 'double' GCSE grade but taking the same time as a 'single'. Students who don't opt for ICT do the GCSE Short Course in ICT and some are putting in extra time and effort to do the coursework needed to make this a full GCSE.
In the Sixth Form we are currently teaching AS and A2 ICT and have introduced AVCE ICT for the first time this year. The European Computer Driving Licence is available as an 'extra' for 6th formers.
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Outstanding results
The results are out and we're pleased to reveal its been another successful year for Hove Park . Our KS4 results saw 51% of students gaining 5 A*-C GCSE's, an increase of 9% over last years results and 21% over the last four years! Those achieving 5 A*-C GCSE's including English and Maths also increased by 3% to 37%. With 91% of our students receiving 5 A*-G including English and Maths.
Our students average points score was 343, an increase of 36 points over 2007 and 55 over 2004, meaning students are getting higher grades and in more subjects.
Hove Park met and exceeded all our targets set. The results are likely to place us inside the top 20 – 25% of schools in the UK on Value-Added measures, which take into account the prior achievement and background and expected performance of the students in the year group.
As a Specialist Language College we are very proud to say that the combined language A*-C was 56%. This is a truly noteworthy achievement. It sets us apart from many schools across the UK who stripped languages from their curriculum due to the difficulty in obtaining good pass grades in these subjects. Nationally there were 158,242 less language entries than last year, compounding the decline that has been evident for several years.
These results testify to teachers' and students' enthusiasm, commitment, talent and sheer hard work! Congratulations!
