The Secondary Strategy has produced some extra “Preparation for testing 2007″ materials for ICT departments to use in the Spring Term. There are 6 lessons worth of materials for Y9 that each build up the skills needed to work with the test interface as well as giving students tasks to do that mimic the way in which the test works. There are also lesson plans, MS PowerPoint slides and worksheets.
There are also 5 lessons that can be used in the same way with Y8 pupils. I think that the idea is to use these with Y8 pupils later in the year to prepare them early for the 2008 test. The tasks are less demanding, but equally well designed.
All Subject Leaders for ICT have been invited to the training at Noel Baker, Thursday 14th December at 1.30 p.m. so you should be able to get the files from them as they will be distributed during the afternoon.
