Information & Communication Technology GCSE

WJEC is pleased to announce that our revised GCSE specifications in ICT for first teaching from September 2010 have been accredited by the regulators in Wales and England

WJEC has a Short Course and a Single Award with the 2 units of the short course a subset of the 4 unit single award.  Our new specifications are modular and assessed  by a mixture of exams (40%) and controlled assignment (60%) to give a flexible, up to date qualification which will engage learners.  Text books and on-line resources will be available along with a Teachers' Guide to support delievery.  Teachers have direct access to subject specialists to answer all your questions.

Click below to see a copy of the specification and specimen assessment material.

GCSE ICT Specification for Teaching from September 2010

GCSE SAM for Teaching from September 2010

The current WJEC GCSE ICT Full Course is assessed through an external examination consisting of two written papers and two courseworks. External assessment accounts for 40% of the marks and coursework for 60% of the marks. The coursework component consists of a Portfolio of work (30%) and a Project (30%).

Coursework Forms

There are two tiers for the Full Course, Higher A*-D and Foundation C-G.

The Short Course consists of paper One and the Portfolio coursework from the Full Course.

Support material and additional resources can be found free of charge on NGfL-Cymru. Past papers and marking schemes are available free of charge to teaching staff on our Secure Website. Further resources are available through our online Shop. 

Our programme of free INSET courses starts on 30th November.  Click below to access the booking form.

GCSE ICT INSET Booking Form

Uniform Marks (UMS) - Information on how raw marks are converted to uniform marks may be found in the following document - Uniform Marks.

GCSE ICT Pilot

The WJEC is currently running a pilot in Wales to explore how GCSE ICT can be strengthened to provide a better guarantee of the 'basics' through strengthening the GCSE whereas Functional Skills are being piloted in England. The assessment generally follows the existing GCSE pattern but with a Controlled Assignment rather than the Portfolio coursework.

For further information, contact:

ICT Subject Officer - Ian Carey
Tel:    029 2026 5137
Email: ian.carey@wjec.co.uk

ICT Subject Support Officer - Clare Williams
Tel:    029 2026 5059
Email: clare.williams@wjec.co.uk