Year 9: Boosting achievement in ICT

These sample teaching units have been developed by schools to show how they have grouped Year 9 objectives and planned how to teach them. They are based originally on Year 9 QCA units. They show how extended projects can be taught, and the structure of lessons might be maintained. They exemplify one way to teach some of the Year 9 objectives but you should note that there are other ways. To demonstrate this, two examples have been provided for Unit 9.2. The sample teaching units include support materials that have been developed to be used by pupils and teachers. They include starter activities and demonstrations of planning tools. Teachers have used the software that they have available in their schools; you may need to develop similar resources in the software that you have available.

The sample teaching units also include some indicative outcomes but these are not fully developed in all cases. You will need to use these sample teaching units alongside information from the 'Standards and Assessment' training session and the National Curriculum in Action website in order to make judgements about pupils' achievements.

If you wish to use these sample teaching units you will need to do some significant planning and preparation. You will have to consider such things as differentiation and different teaching styles. Alternatively, you might treat the sample teaching units as stimuli for planning your own extended Year 9 projects.