IB Digital Society SL

• Level 2 Pathway - For students who still need to resit their Mathematics and English Language GCSE's to gain a Grade 4 alongside Level 2 BTECs.
  
• Level 3 Vocational - For students who have gained a grade 4 in their Mathematics and English Language OR English Literature.
• IBCP Programme - For students gaining 5 GCSE's at Grade 4 and above including Mathematics and English Language.
• Sports Academies (Basketball/Football) - For students wishing to pursue Sport professionally alongside their studies. The academy must be taken in addition to one of the other three pathways on offer.

Number of subjects required:

• Level 3 Pathway - Please select three Level 3 courses (BTEC or RSL)
• IBCP Pathway - Please select two IB Diploma courses and two Level 3 Vocational courses (BTEC or RSL)

Please see our website for our online prospectus, which includes more detailed information about each subject that we offer.

How to Apply:

To apply for the Level 2, Level 3 and IBCP pathway please apply via Kent Choices

To apply for the Basketball or Football academies please email parrym@ntc.kent.sch.uk to express interest and receive invitations to trials.

IB Digital Society - Equivalent to 0.5 A Level

We are (in) a digital society. Digital systems are changing our world and transforming how we think, communicate, collaborate and create.

This course invites you to better understand this changing world and to imagine where we might go next. As partners in inquiry, students and teachers explore the impacts and implications of digital systems for people and communities in diverse real-world contexts.

The course integrates concepts, content and contexts through inquiry.

Concepts covered include:

• 2.1 Change
• 2.2 Expression
• 2.3 Identity
• 2.4 Power
• 2.5 Space
• 2.6 Systems
• 2.7 Values and ethics

Content covered includes:

• 3.1 Data
• 3.2 Algorithms
• 3.3 Computers
• 3.4 Networks and the internet
• 3.5 Media
• 3.6 Artificial intelligence
• 3.7 Robots and autonomous technologies

Contexts covered include:

• 4.1 Cultural
• 4.2 Economic
• 4.3 Environmental
• 4.4 Health
• 4.5 Human knowledge
• 4.6 Political
• 4.7 Social

The course is assessed through internal assessment (30%) and external assessment (70%)

Internal Assessment - Inquiry project (30 hours)

Students conduct an inquiry into impacts and implications of digital systems for people and communities. The submission requirements for the project include:

• an inquiry process document not to exceed 1500 words
• a recorded multimedia presentation that does not exceed 10 minutes
• a list of references.

External Assessment - 2 exams taken at the end of year 2

• Paper 1 (1 hr 30 mins) - Four structured questions that address the syllabus and real-world examples in an integrated way. Students answer two of four structured questions.
• Paper 2 (1 hr 15 min) - Four source-based questions that address the common SL and HL syllabus in an integrated way. Sources may include text, audio, visuals, data, diagrams and/or infographics. Students answer all four questions.

Grade 4+ in 5 GSCEs including English Language, and Maths

Preferred BTEC ICT or GCSE computing

Possible exit routes: Higher Apprenticeship, Degree in Computing or IT, technician, project management of systems