4, St German's Place

Blackheath

London SE3 0NJ

Tel: 020 8858 0692

Information and Communication Technology

Children from Reception upwards are taught by an ICT specialist in a purpose-built modern ICT suite with an individual computer for each child.

The children are taught the basic skills of:

Word processing

Editing

Drawing

Painting

Processing and presenting data effectively

They are introduced to an enormous range of software and other digital technology such as cameras. They learn how to use the Internet appropriately and retrieve information from a variety of sources.

Design Technology

In DT we want the children to have a positive experience of making and assembling things.  Kits, Lego, Knex and other systems are fantastic tools for this kind of thinking and get the children to visualise in three dimensions.  Also there is no substitute for 'Messy Modelling' with junk packaging.

Giving children a problem to solve is an exciting and integrated way of getting a project going – materials and methods usually follow the ideas:  The hamster has to make a long journey (next door) to visit relatives but cannot carry the laptop; design a practical solution.

Prep Design & Technology is organised to give the children two main opportunities:  To explore their design ideas through discussion, drawing and making prototypes; to extend their control of hand tools to sawing, hammering and drilling and give them a good grounding and a positive experience of simple woodworking.