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Edexcel International GCSE ICT 4IT1
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Two equally-weighted papers - a written theory paper and a three-hour practical where students build graphics, presentations, databases, spreadsheets and documents from provided data files. We tutor 4IT1 to exactly how it's split and marked.
How we teach Edexcel International GCSE ICT at Tuition Highway
A simple four-step approach designed to build confidence, close gaps and improve exam performance.
Find the gaps
A diagnostic against the syllabus topics tells us what's secure and what isn't, so we teach the gaps rather than the whole book.
Teach weekly, one to one
The same tutor teaches each week around school. Concepts build step by step, with the school's pace kept in view.
Practise like the exam
Past-paper questions begin early, followed by full timed papers marked against the published mark scheme.
Matched with a tutor who knows this syllabus
Expert, vetted Edexcel International GCSE ICT tutors who have taught the 4IT1 specification. Past-paper work is reviewed against published mark schemes, so your child can see where marks are awarded and where they are being lost. UK-qualified teachers are available on request as a premium option.
Taught 4IT1
Not "edexcel international gcse ict in general" - this syllabus, this tier and these papers.
Reviews work against the mark scheme
Your child learns where the marks actually are, not where they feel they should be.
Built for online teaching
Shared whiteboard, worked solutions and lesson materials saved to review after the session.
Consistent across the term
The same tutor every week - and if that changes, we tell you first.
The 4IT1 papers your child actually sits
Edexcel International GCSE ICT is a linear qualification assessed by two equally-weighted papers: a written theory paper and a long hands-on practical paper worked from provided data files.
PAPER
WHAT IT TESTS
DETAILS
HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
LINEAR ROUTE - TWO EQUALLY-WEIGHTED PAPERS1
Written Paper4IT1/01
Theory, ICT concepts and developed written responses
1h 30m
100 marks / 50%
Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
2
Practical Paper4IT1/02
Three-hour practical across graphics, presentation, database, spreadsheet and word processing
3h100 marks / 50%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Paper 2 has Section A (graphics, presentation, database) and Section B (spreadsheet, word processing), each worth 50 marks and worked from provided data files.
Figures shown for 0580 and 0980 syllabuses for 2025-2027.
LINEAR ROUTETWO EQUALLY-WEIGHTED PAPERSWritten Paper
4IT1/01
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Theory, ICT concepts and developed written responses
- DETAILS
- 1h 30m100 marks / 50%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Practical Paper
4IT1/02
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Three-hour practical across graphics, presentation, database, spreadsheet and word processing
- DETAILS
- 3h100 marks / 50%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Paper 2 has Section A (graphics, presentation, database) and Section B (spreadsheet, word processing), each worth 50 marks and worked from provided data files.
Paper 1 mixes multiple-choice, short- and long-answer questions. Grades are 9 to 1. Exams run in the January, June and November series.
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2025 - 2027- Components
- 2 papers
- Paper 1
- Written / 1h30 / 100 marks / 50%
- Paper 2
- Practical / 3h / 100 marks / 50%
- Grading
- 9-1
- Practical apps
- Graphics, DB, spreadsheet, WP
- Series
- January, June & November
Linear qualification with both papers at the end. The practical is long and cumulative, so early errors and slow methods have a compounding cost.
What the 4IT1 syllabus covers
These are the main syllabus strands your child is expected to cover. We teach all of them, starting with the gaps that are costing marks first.
Tuition stays aligned to the exact paper or unit structure, so revision time goes where the marks actually move.
Digital devices
Connectivity
Operating online
Online goods & services
Hardware & software
Data & data handling
Online safety & security
ICT and society
Graphics (practical)
Presentations (practical)
Databases (practical)
Spreadsheets (practical)
Word processing (practical)
Applying & evaluating ICT
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Questions parents ask about Edexcel International GCSE ICT
How is Edexcel International GCSE ICT assessed?+-
Two equally-weighted papers: Paper 1 (written theory, 1 hour 30 minutes, 100 marks) and Paper 2 (a three-hour hands-on practical, 100 marks).
What does the practical paper involve?+-
Two sections worked from provided data files - Section A (graphics, presentation, database) and Section B (spreadsheet, word processing), each worth 50 marks.
How is it graded?+-
On the 9 to 1 scale, with 9 the highest.
When are the exams?+-
In the January, June and November series.
Is it more theory or practical?+-
It is evenly split - each paper is worth 50%. But the practical is a long, skills-heavy exam that needs regular hands-on practice.
Does my child need special software?+-
They work with common office and graphics applications; the practical is designed around widely-available software and provided data files.
What if the tutor isn't the right fit?+-
We replace them - free, and with no argument - and hand over the syllabus progress and known concerns so the new tutor continues seamlessly.
What's the difference between ICT and Computer Science?+-
ICT (4IT1) is about applying software to produce solutions; Computer Science (4CP0) is about programming and computational thinking. The free assessment helps you choose.