This idea will develop the practical skills of
young people in using various IT applications. Young people
will work independently initially investigating the services and
amenities available in the Clyde area. Learners will then be
placed in groups to design schedules and decide how best to promote
the development. They will then utilise various IT
applications to promote housing development using knowledge gained
along with files provided by class teacher.
Broad Outcomes of learning
• Subject knowledge of ICT skills gained and
enhanced
• Enterprising skills improved by developing
creativity, confidence, self awareness, positive attitude;
increasing motivation to learning; taking responsibility and making
decisions; consideration of others through group work and
discussion; raising achievement and fostering ambition
• Developed employability skills: Communication,
planning, organisation, time management, researching, co-operating,
contributing, analysing, reporting, presenting, marketing
• Confidence of working independently from
teacher-led lessons demonstrated by researching the Clyde area
using Internet searching skills and applying knowledge gained
whilst working in groups
• Pupils take responsibility for their learning
through making decisions about what information will be included in
their projects and how best to complete their task
• Learners have developed 4 capacities of CfE
Relevance to curriculum
• Supports CfE Technology
• Relevance of how curriculum topic on ICT skills
is relevant to work and life and how this subject knowledge is put
into practice in a real situation
This idea will develop the practical skills of young people in
using various IT applications. Young people will work
independently initially investigating the services and amenities
available in the Clyde area. Learners will then be placed in
groups to design schedules and decide how best to promote the
development. They will then utilise various IT applications
to promote housing development using knowledge gained along with
files provided by class teacher.
Broad Outcomes of learning
- Subject knowledge of ICT skills gained and enhanced
- Enterprising skills improved by developing creativity,
confidence, self awareness, positive attitude; increasing
motivation to learning; taking responsibility and making decisions;
consideration of others through group work and discussion; raising
achievement and fostering ambition
- Developed employability skills: Communication, planning,
organisation, time management, researching, co-operating,
contributing, analysing, reporting, presenting, marketing
- Confidence of working independently from teacher-led lessons
demonstrated by researching the Clyde area using Internet searching
skills and applying knowledge gained whilst working in groups
- Pupils take responsibility for their learning through making
decisions about what information will be included in their projects
and how best to complete their task
- Learners have developed 4 capacities of CfE
Relevance to curriculum
- Supports CfE Technology
- Relevance of how curriculum topic on ICT skills is relevant to
work and life and how this subject knowledge is put into practice
in a real situation