Computing
Computing
Intent
Technology is changing the lives of everyone. Through teaching Computing we equip children to participate in a rapidly-changing world where work and leisure activities are increasingly transformed by technology. We ensure safe use of technology, both PC and mobile devices where we cover how to keep safe online and what to do if they feel unsafe, along with incorporating our core ethos of Excellence and Citizenship.
It is our intention to enable children to find, explore, analyse, exchange and present information. We also focus on developing the skills necessary for children to be able to use information in a discriminating and effective way. We want children to know more, remember more and understand more in computing so that they leave primary school computer literate.
Computing skills are a major factor in enabling children to be confident, creative and independent learners and it is our intention that children have every opportunity available to allow them to achieve this.
We are able to offer the children a variety of computing resources to use, which are, a fully equipped computer room, laptops, Ipads, interactive whiteboards and Beebots, to use in lessons throughout the day.
The national curriculum for computing aims to ensure that all pupils:
- can understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation
- can analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems
- can evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems
- are responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology
Computing in the curriculum
We have a carefully planned curriculum in computing which covers the full breadth of the National Curriculum. Learning is progressive and links are made to support children knowing and remembering more: this helps to prepare them for the next stage of their learning and education. We enhance the curriculum using subject progression grids which are used to develop long term planning. Teachers use the long term planning to plan units of work and deliver individual lessons.
