Computing

To equip children with the technical skills required to access the jobs of the future and to ensure children have the knowledge, skills and understanding to keep themselves safe online.

Computing helps to promote initiative, independent learning and active participation in a rapidly changing world.

The three aspects of computing are: Digital Literacy, Information Technology and Computer Science.

In Computing, we use the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) curriculum to ensure that our pupils are offered a progressive curriculum, where skills are revisited, developed and extended year on year.

Our curriculum empowers our pupils to become explorers, creators, problem solvers and inventors with a tool bag of skills which they can apply across a range of devices such as computers, tablets beebots, data loggers and micro:bits. We follow a scheme of work that looks at each of the different aspects of Computing and allow the children to learn, practise and develop their skills in, programming, creating and editing media, networks and data collection and collating.

The children develop these aspects as they work with a variety of hardware and software. In computing they learn to control and program devices both on and off screen, in the real and virtual worlds. They use a range of digital media to record, improve and present their work in all subjects. As they progress through the school, they become confident and discriminating users of digital technology and communication tools.

Curriculum, Vocabulary and Skills Progression in Computing

eSafety scheme of learning

Whilst recognising the benefits that technology brings, children are taught about the risks that the technological world can present. They learn strategies to ensure safe and positive experiences whilst online at an age appropriate level. We follow the TWINKL scheme of learning for eSafety  to ensure progressive, up to date teaching of Online Safety throughout all year groups.

Computing in Nursery

Nursery have been learning how to use our class computers.  They have learnt how to control the mouse to play a simple game.  They have also been listening to stories on our listening post. 

Computing in Reception

Reception have been learning how to log onto a computer with a username and password.  They can play games online, draw by controlling the mouse, have learnt how to type in words and how to log on to education city with their own username and password.

Computing in Year 6

In the Autumn term Year 6 went on a school trip to Bletchley Park. Whilst we were there we had a guided tour where we learnt more about what the day to day activities would have been for the people who were working there. We also took part in a code breaking activity where we had to find out where the lost enigma machine was. The children thoroughly enjoyed their day at Bletchley.