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Intent
Intent
We provide children with access to a range of technologies and teach them to use them safely and effectively. They gain knowledge and skills to use technology as a tool to solve problems, communicate, be creative and find out about the world. For our community, technology offers us opportunities to celebrate community languages, communicate more effectively and support children who are new to learning in English.
Implementation
Implementation
Our Computing Curriculum is broken up into the following sections:
Our Computing Curriculum is broken up into the following sections:
- Information Technology
- E-Safety
- Digital Literacy
- Computer Science
Our curriculum is taught using the National Computing Curriculum of Excellence and Parkfield's Computing Curriculum, which can be explored below.
Our curriculum is taught using the National Computing Curriculum of Excellence and Parkfield's Computing Curriculum, which can be explored below.
Information Technology
Information Technology
Explores the use of computers for functional purposes, such as collecting and presenting information, or using search technology.
Digital Literacy
Digital Literacy
Just as the ability to read, spell, punctuate, and perform basic arithmetic, are essential life skills, so is the ability to use a computer. Digital Literacy is the ability to use computer systems confidently and effectively.
Computer Science
Computer Science
Computer Science is the study of the foundational principles and practices of computation and computational thinking, and their application in the design and development of computer systems. -
CAS, Computing in the National Curriculum: A guide for primary teachers. 2013.
Predominantly, this involves creating, writing and debugging programmes. Here children identify a goal that they wish to achieve and create a sequence of events that will achieve this outcome.
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