Information is fast becoming the most important input into modern productive systems. Information can reduce the need for land, labour and capital. It can reduce the need for raw materials and energy. Information is now sold in its own right, and it is the raw material for one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy - the Information / Knowledge Industry.

ICT has many positive implications for our society from saving time and increasing leisure time to solving problems and unlocking the life’s secrets for example mapping the human genome.  There are also negative aspects however from cyber bullying, easy access to pornography and violence to over dependence on social networking sites and games.

The role of The ICT department at Falmouth School is:

To teach students the common applications required to succeed in today’s ICT rich world. These include; spreadsheets, databases, DTP, Internet browsers and searches, email, draw and photo packages, web design and word processing.

To help students remain safe when using ICT and the Internet. This is achieved through direct education of students alongside events aimed at raising parent/ carer awareness. To find out more about our E- safety visit our moodle site.

To encourage our students to become responsible members of society, aware of the ever-growing impact of ICT on society, individuals and organisations. To reflect critically on ICT's role in society and consider its effects, both positive and negative as well as developing students’ abilities to address the social and ethical issues ICT.

More can be found in our ICT vision.