At Key Stage 2, children use a wider range of ICT tools. They develop their research skills and decide on which information is relevant to their work. Children learn how to amend their work and present it in an appropriate way for an audience. These skills can be used to support learning in other areas of the curriculum.

In the Finding Things Out strand of the National Curriculum, children select suitable sources of information and learn to check it for accuracy. Within the Developing Ideas and Making Things Happen strand, children bring their ideas together using different features of desktop publishing packages and multimedia presentation software. They use simulations and models to investigate. In the Exchanging and Sharing Information aspect of the curriculum, children share information in a variety of forms appropriate to the needs of the intended audience.

Some of the resources in this section can support teachers and schools in publishing online. They can also help involve children in developing digital communications. There are also materials to develop teacher confidence and competence in using ICT within their day-to-day practice to enhance teaching and learning.