Hot Wired DVD
Applied GCSES

Age 14–16 / Key Stage 4 and GCSE $377.00 NH445382
Curriculum Connections
• ICT in society • ICT tools and applications • ICT in organisations
Suitable
for all
Covers exciting and varied case studies from surfer dudes to soap operas. analysis of information using Awarding Body
multimedia & database software.
This series explores the crucial role of ICT in a variety of settings, including
specifications
business, leisure, sport, retail and the media. It looks at the use of applications Programme 4
such as CAD, spreadsheet and database software in these sectors. Personal Trainers - Decathlon is a retail
Applies to all five
sports outlet with computer-aided design
DVDs on these
6 x 25-minute programmes
and research facilities and its own two pages.
manufacturing base. This programme looks
Programme 1 at how ICT merges these processes and enables
Eye - How ICT controls the London Eye. It explores the design and functionality the company to function effectively. Also looks at the organisation
of the London Eye website and meets one of the architects who designed the and analysis of structured information using database software.
Eye to discover what part CAD played in its design.
Programme 5
Programme 2 Clipper Ventures - Round-the-world yacht racing by young people who link to
Websurf - How Devon surf dudes use the internet to communicate and to search their support team, friends and family via ICT.
and select information. Also looks at the organisation and analysis of structed
Programme 6
information using spreadsheet software.
Hollyoaks - This programme looks behind the scenes at one the UK’s most
Programme 3 successful soap operas to reveal how ICT is used in programme production.
Eden - How ICT helps to control the climate, monitor plants and seeds and
manage visitors and tickets. Also looks at the organisation, presentation and
Holiday Maker DVD
Leisure and Tourism

Age 14–16 / Key Stage 4 and GCSE $377.00 NH445358
Curriculum Connections
• The travel, tourism and leisure industry • Customer Service • Target marketing
In Holiday Maker, leisure and tourism students are cast as emergency travel Programme 3
agents. Each student has just two days and a limited budget to book the A Girl Thing - Leisure and tourism student Carl has to keep a highly demanding
‘perfect short break’ for a diverse range of customers, taking into account their group of hens happy as they insist on a weekend break to remember before
individual needs. We see how these needs can be met, and how the customers bride-to-be Sam ties the knot.
are affected when they are not. The students’ efforts are monitored closely by a
Programme 4
travel industry expert, who offers advice and judges the results.
Science of the Crime-Leisure and tourism student Arun must meet the
6 x 25-minute programmes challenge set by experienced travellers Matthew and Simon. Their brief is
‘surprise us’ and Arun does - in a murderous way!
Programme 1 Programme 5
Maximum Action, Minimum Cost - Leisure and tourism student Clare needs to Access All Areas - Leisure and tourism student Shailini must plan meticulously
find an all action holiday for a group of students who don’t have much to spend. as she books a weekend break for a pair of disabled friends. Shailini quickly
She gambles on a surfing break in Newquay - in April! discovers that Edinburgh is definitely not access-all-areas.
Programme 2 Programme 6
Vacances en Angleterre - Leisure and tourism student Debbie-Anne has to vault Big City Break - Leisure and tourism student Emma has her work cut out
the language barrier as she books a weekend break for a French family intent organising a busy weekend break in London for an Asian family who’ve never
on enjoying a traditional British seaside holiday. been before and have very strict dietary requirements.
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