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Class/Year Group
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explores information from various sources,
and knows that it exists in different forms
uses ICT to work with text, images and
sound to help the sharing of ideas
recognises that many everyday devices
Level 1
respond to signals and instructions
makes choices when using such devices to
initial exploratory use
produce different outcomes
talks about their use of ICT
uses ICT to organise and classify
information and to present their findings
enters, saves and retrieves work
uses ICT to help generate, amend and
record work
shares ideas in different forms, including
text, tables, images and sound
Level 2
plans and gives instructions to make things
purposeful use
happen and describes the effects
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
uses ICT to explore what happens in real
and imaginary situations
ICT 2
talks about their experiences of ICT both
inside and outside school
Revised 2003
Class/Year Group
Names
saves information and finds and uses appropriate
stored information, following straightforward lines of
enquiry
uses ICT to generate, develop, organise and
present their work
shares and exchanges ideas with others
uses sequences of instructions to control devices
Level 3
and achieve specific outcomes
develop ideas
makes appropriate choices when using ICT-based
models or simulations to help find things out and
solve problems
describes their use of ICT and its use outside
school
understands the need for care in framing questions
when collecting, finding and interrogating
information
interprets findings, questions plausibility and
recognises that poor-quality information leads to
unreliable results
adds to, amends and combines different forms of
information from a variety of sources
presents information in different forms and shows
awareness of the intended audience
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
exchanges information and ideas with others in a
Level 4
variety of ways, including using e-mail
controls events in a predetermined manner and
senses physical data
uses models and simulations to explore patterns
and relationships, and makes predictions about the
consequences of any decisions
interpret information and question plausibility
compares their use of ICT with other methods and
ICT 3
with its use outside school
Revised 2003
Class/Year Group
Names
selects the information needed for different
purposes
checks the accuracy of information used and
organises it in a form suitable for processing
uses ICT to structure, refine and present
information in different forms and styles for specific
purposes and audiences
exchanges information and ideas with others in a
variety of ways, including using e-mail
creates sequences of instructions to control events,
and understands the need to be precise when
framing and sequencing instructions
Level 5
understands how ICT devices with sensors can be
used to monitor and measure external events
explores the effects of changing the variables in an
ICT-based model
discusses their knowledge and experience of using
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
ICT and their observations of its use outside school
increased rigour, quantitive and qualititive information
assesses the use of ICT in their work and can able
to reflect critically in order to make improvements
in subsequent work
ICT 4