The opportunities for students of Information Technology, on completion of full-time education, are vast. It provides the skills required for study at Walsall Academy and also for university, college or work. With the course being recently created, it is at the cutting edge of IT developments therefore needs to attract fast moving and dynamic students. A course in ICT will open doors in both an academic or career-based pathway, specifically designed to meet the needs of both universities and businesses alike. All areas of employment demand ever-increasing IT skills to be held by its members and a qualification that is both skill and theory based can offer the foundation for further study at University or careers in public and private sector organisations in area such as: E-Commerce, Business Administration, Network Management, Finance Software Engineering, Systems Analysis, Web Development, Web Admin Programming, Knowledge Management and Telecommunications. Former students have continued to study ICT and computing at Universities including Staffordshire and Birmingham. As well as an engaging IT curriculum, there is also the opportunity to study high level programming languages as a Session 3 activity, these include Python, Raspberry Pi, Micro:bits, the iDEA Scheme and Cyber Discovery Programme. We expect all students to demonstrate a high level of motivation and have the capacity for hard work. Sixth Form work is demanding, and students are expected to take increased responsibility for their own learning through supported self-study and wider reading around the material covered in lessons. Excellent attendance is vital if students are to benefit from the course.
• 4 GCSEs (Grades 9 – 4) or equivalent • Grade 4 in GCSE English, GCSE Mathematics and GCSE ICT or equivalent
• Unit 1 – Fundamentals of IT (Examination unit – externally assessed) • Unit 2 – Global Information (Examination unit – externally assessed) • Unit 3 – Cyber Security (Examination unit – externally assessed) • Unit 9 – Product Development (Coursework unit – internally assessed) • Unit 17 – The Internet of Everything (Coursework unit – internally assessed)
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Walsall |
| Ofsted Rating | Requires improvement |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LX |
The opportunities for students of Information Technology, on completion of full-time education, are vast. It provides the skills required for study at Walsall Academy and also for university, college or work. With the course being recently created, it is at the cutting edge of IT developments therefore needs to attract fast moving and dynamic students. A course in ICT will open doors in both an academic or career-based pathway, specifically designed to meet the needs of both universities and businesses alike. All areas of employment demand ever-increasing IT skills to be held by its members and a qualification that is both skill and theory based can offer the foundation for further study at University or careers in public and private sector organisations in area such as: E-Commerce, Business Administration, Network Management, Finance Software Engineering, Systems Analysis, Web Development, Web Admin Programming, Knowledge Management and Telecommunications. Former students have continued to study ICT and computing at Universities including Staffordshire and Birmingham. As well as an engaging IT curriculum, there is also the opportunity to study high level programming languages as a Session 3 activity, these include Python, Raspberry Pi, Micro:bits, the iDEA Scheme and Cyber Discovery Programme. We expect all students to demonstrate a high level of motivation and have the capacity for hard work. Sixth Form work is demanding, and students are expected to take increased responsibility for their own learning through supported self-study and wider reading around the material covered in lessons. Excellent attendance is vital if students are to benefit from the course.
• 4 GCSEs (Grades 9 – 4) or equivalent • Grade 4 in GCSE English, GCSE Mathematics and GCSE ICT or equivalent
• Unit 1 – Fundamentals of IT (Examination unit – externally assessed) • Unit 2 – Global Information (Examination unit – externally assessed) • Unit 3 – Cyber Security (Examination unit – externally assessed) • Unit 9 – Product Development (Coursework unit – internally assessed) • Unit 17 – The Internet of Everything (Coursework unit – internally assessed)