Mr N Matthews (Head of Department)  Mr I Carlton (Network Manager)

Ms A Shepherd Mrs L Cooper (Technician)           Mrs P Griggs   Mr A Tilbee (Technician)      

The ICT department has two air conditioned suites, each consisting of 28 computers. Some AS and A2 level ICT lessons are also delivered in a Business Studies ICT suite of 20 computers. All computers are Internet enabled and the hardware is of a high specification. Each ICT suite has an interactive whiteboard and data projector. All subject material is stored in a shared directory, and can be accessed by pupils at any time. Recent investments have been made in multimedia software and equipment in order to broaden and enhance the teaching and learning of ICT across the school.

At Key Stage 3, Years 7 to 9 have one lesson of ICT a week and follow a discrete set of modules, based on the national curriculum. Pupils are taught in form groups, and class sizes are of no more than 28 pupils. ICT is a popular subject at Key Stage 3, and a popular Year 7 lunchtime ICT club runs in the Christmas and Easter terms.

In Key Stage 4, Years 10 and 11 also have one lesson a week of ICT, and follow the AQA

GCSE Short Course, giving all pupils the opportunity to gain a useful ICT qualification. The current syllabus consists of a coursework module worth 60% of the GCSE grade, and an examination module worth 40%. Class sizes are small and pupilsm are grouped by ability in sets of about 24 students.

At Key Stage 5, students can also opt to study ICT at Advanced Level, following the AQA GCE syllabus at AS and A2 level. At both AS and A2 level, students undertake three modules each year; comprising of two examination modules (each worth 30%), and a coursework module worth 40 % of the final grade. A level option groups are small, usually between 12 and 16 students , and students receive 6 lessons a week.

We continually strive to improve the ICT resources at Dover Girls. There are over 150 computers on the school network, good printing facilities and the Internet broadband connection runs at 10 Mps. There are 31 interactive whiteboards in the school and all teachers have access to their own school laptop.

All pupils have their own network account which allows them to save and access work and log on to the Internet. Internet content is filtered and security software monitors inappropriate use, creating a safe working environment for all pupils. The school has recently taken part in the "Think you Know" Internet safety training program and this is now being rolled out across the school as part of students PHSE entitlement. Plans are underway to provide all pupils with a school e-mail address and a personalised learning space, linked to a school wide virtual learning environment, in line with DFES recommendations, for the next academic year 2007-2008.