ICT framework

Framework for secondary ICT

This supports ICT teachers and those who use ICT in their teaching with a structure of focused strands and learning objectives. It also contains practical suggestions for questions and activities that can tackle misconceptions, move pupils from one level to the next, and support cross-curricular working.

• Planning for progression in ICT

  These learning objectives can help to build schemes of work that support pupils throughout Key Stages 3 and 4 within the Framework for secondary ICT. They offer a focus that helps to cluster ideas and activities that will develop skills and understanding.

  • Overview: the four strands of progression

  • Planning for units, lessons and the curriculum

• Ensuring pupil progress

  Find lesson activities and suggestions to help your pupils make progress in secondary ICT. These materials focus specifically on progression from level 4 to 5, and from level 5 to 6, in the Framework substrands 'Sequencing instructions', 'Communicating' and 'Evaluating work'. This supports Planning for progression in secondary ICT.

  • Progress in substrand 2.3: Sequencing instructions

  • Progress in substrand 3.3: Communicating

  • Progress in substrand 4.1: Evaluating work

• Strand 1: Finding information

  This is one of four strands within the Framework for secondary ICT, with links to the learning objectives, which can be filtered according to year, strand and substrand. It also contains summaries of key ideas and expectations for each key stage, along with suggestions for cross-curricular activities.

  • Key concepts and processes for Strand 1

• Strand 2: Developing ideas

  This is one of four strands within the Framework for secondary ICT, with links to the learning objectives, which can be filtered according to year, strand and substrand. It also contains summaries of key ideas and expectations for each key stage, along with suggestions for cross-curricular activities.

  • Key concepts and processes for Strand 2

• Strand 3: Communicating information

  This is one of four strands within the Framework for secondary ICT, with links to the learning objectives, which can be filtered according to year, strand and substrand. It also contains summaries of key ideas and expectations for each key stage, along with suggestions for cross-curricular activities.

  • Key concepts and processes for Strand 3

• Strand 4: Evaluating

  This is one of four strands within the Framework for secondary ICT, with links to the learning objectives, which can be filtered according to year, strand and substrand. It also contains summaries of key ideas and expectations for each key stage, along with suggestions for cross-curricular activities.

  • Key concepts and processes for Strand 4

• Learning and teaching in ICT

  Find ideas, examples and definitions to adapt the Framework for secondary ICT to create engaging, interactive and inclusive lessons.

  • ICT across the curriculum

  • Effective teaching

  • Lesson planning

  • Interactive teaching

  • Classroom management