Computing Lead: Candice Beckett

Intent

 Our aim in the teaching of Computing is to inspire everyone in our school community to learn, to gain knowledge and understanding with skills that enrich their life now and in the future. We believe that all of us learn best when we recall, relate to or take part in purposeful, interesting and exciting experiences which we can then use as a basis for exploring learning. We want our children to enjoy learning; to be confident and independent, to build resilience and persistence, to be able to transfer skills from Computing into other areas of learning, to work both as part of a team and as an individual, to articulate and share ideas, thoughts and feelings which enable excellent well being and good mental health, to be creative in whatever way they can, in and out of the classroom, and to be intellectually challenged and fulfilled.

Implementation

We plan and deliver a Computing curriculum that is based on the NCCE Computing scheme. This runs from Year 1 to Year 6. It is designed to:

• equip our children to participate in a rapidly changing world where work and leisure activities are increasingly transformed by technology

• enable children to find, explore, analyse, exchange and present information

• develop the skills necessary for children to be able to use information in an effective way

• enable children to be confident, creative and independent learners

• equip children with the tools to use technology safely and responsibly

• enables to children to recognise both the advantages and pitfalls of using technology with particular focus on e-safety

• enable pupils to analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems

Impact

Assessment is designed to be purposeful, interactive and adaptable. This offers opportunities for feedback and improvement which is immediate and ensures progress for every child regardless of their starting point. Reception follow the Early Years Framework that provides opportunities for the children to explore the technology in our world using continuous provision.

Digital Leaders

Watch this space for upcoming information about our digital leaders led by some of our pupils!

In Year 3, we were lucky enough to have a computing workshop delivered by Su Adams, the founder of the company U Can Too. She taught us how to code several different parts of a microbit to enable a cup robot, resembling the Iron Man by Ted Hughes, to change it's eye colour, rotate its head and generate sound. This is ahead of Year 3 beginning reading the book The Iron Man in English lessons.

The children enjoyed coding using microbits and also debugging any problems we came across.

Check out our video below of our final designs.