GCSE ICT/ICT in Schools

Schools use ICT for:

Administration
Schools have to keep information about all the pupils and staff. The Schooltool project is developing an open source solution for this problem and has a detailed analysis of what is needed in all sorts of schools. Proprietary solutions include CCM's product CMIS and Capita's SIMS. Schools need to store information on:
 * Individual Pupils:
 * Name
 * Name and Addresses of parent(s) and/or guardian(s)
 * Subjects that a pupil is doing
 * Past Examination Results
 * Photographs
 * Attendance records
 * Groups of Pupils:
 * Teaching Groups
 * Pastoral Groups
 * Clubs, Societies, Teams, etc.
 * Previous pupils of the school
 * Teachers
 * Names and addresses
 * Groups they teach
 * Salary information

A subject and a teaching tool
Schools also teach ICT and/or computing as a subject and often have networks for pupils to store their work on and to access eductional resources. The types of applications that the pupils will use will include: These would include both specific and general resources.
 * Standard Office Tools
 * Word Processors
 * Spreadsheets
 * Presentation Graphics
 * Database Management Systems
 * Specific Teaching Tools
 * Circuit Simulators
 * Mathematical models of specific systems (e.g. prey/predator relationships)
 * Drill programs
 * Information Resources