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Assessment and Reporting at Key Stages 1 & 2

Using ICT

ICT is central to the whole curriculum and places great emphasis on purpose, ie using ICT to solve problems and ‘get things done’ in the context of an activity which has a real purpose for pupils and for their future life and work.

Schools will need to create specific opportunities throughout the course of the year for pupils to engage with and demonstrate the skill of ICT and to transfer their knowledge about ICT concepts and skills to real life, meaningful contexts across the curriculum. 

Across the curriculum, at a level appropriate to their ability, pupils should be enabled to develop skills to:

Explore

Pupils should be enabled to:

  • access and manage data and information;
  • research, select, process and interpret information;
  • investigate, make predictions and solve problems through interaction with electronic tools;
  • understand how to keep safe and display acceptable online behaviour.

Express

Pupils should be enabled to:

  • create, develop, present and publish ideas and information using a range of digital media;
  • create information and multimedia products using a range of assets.

Exchange

Pupils should be enabled to:

  • communicate using a range of contemporary methods and tools;
  • share, collaborate, exchange and develop ideas digitally.

Evaluate

Pupils should be enabled to:

  • talk about, review and make improvements to work, reflecting on the process and outcome;
  • consider the sources and resources used;

Exhibit

Pupils should be enabled to:

  • manage and present their stored work;
  • showcase their learning across the curriculum.


Draft Levels of Progression in Cross-Curricular Skills

Please note that some minor changes have been made to Levels 1, 2 and 3 in Communication since the Managing Assessment Change conferences in Feb/March 2008.

The Levels of Progression are currently the subject of decisions within DE and ALL documents which reference these are subject to change

Draft: Using ICTPDF, 234 KB