Computing

Computing

 A high-quality computing education equips pupils to use computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world.

                                                                                                                                                               The National Curriculum, 2014

INTENT

Within an ever changing and technological world, Bliss Primary School understands and values the importance of teaching computing from a young age. Future generations will rely heavily on their computational confidence and digital skills in order to support their progress within their chosen career paths; our role is vital in giving the children the foundations in order to live in an ever-evolving, technological world. 

It is our school’s intention to equip our children with the relevant skills and knowledge that is required to understand the three core areas of Computing: Computer Science, Information Technology and Digital Literacy. 

Computing is an integral part to a child’s education and everyday life. We intend to support our learners to access and understand the core principles of this subject through engaging activities; also ensuring they understand the advantages and disadvantages associated with online experiences. We strive for our children to develop as respectful, responsible and confident users of technology; aware of measures that can be taken to keep themselves and others safe online. 

We intend:  

IMPLEMENTATION

At Bliss Primary, we follow the ‘Teach Computing’ scheme of work which covers all aspects of the National Curriculum. This scheme was chosen as it has been created by subject experts and based on the latest pedagogical research. It provides a progression framework where computing content (concepts, knowledge, skills and objectives) has been organised into interconnected networks called learning graphs. 

The curriculum aims to equip our learners with the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to thrive in the digital world of today and the future. The curriculum is broken down into 3 strands: computer science, information technology and digital literacy. 

This scheme of work gives full coverage of the national curriculum for computing aims to ensure all pupils: 

A key part of implementing our computing curriculum is to ensure that safety of our pupils is paramount. We take online safety very seriously and we aim to give children the necessary skills to keep themselves safe online. Children have a right to enjoy childhood online, to access safe online spaces and to benefit from all the opportunities that a connected world can bring them, appropriate to their age and stage. Online safety and responsible use of technology are topics covered in computing and PSHE lessons, assemblies and during events such as Safer Internet Day. 

To help with our implementation of the computing curriculum we have a variety of hardware available, including: 

Each teacher is provided with: 

IMPACT

Our children enjoy and value Computing and know why they are doing things, not just how.  

The success of the curriculum itself will be assessed via the analysis of twice-yearly progress data, lesson observations, reviewing children’s work and pupil voice. This will then inform future adaptions of the scheme of work and help to ensure that progression is evident throughout school.   

In order to demonstrate that we have accomplished our aims, pupils at Bliss Primary should: 

LONG TERM MAP

Computing LTM 2324 

NATIONAL CURRICULUM

 

Online Safety

Being online is an integral part of children and young people’s lives. The internet and online technology provides new opportunities for our children's learning and growth, but it can also expose them to new types of risks. It is fundemental that we develop our children's understanding of managing these risks. We teach online safety regularly within both our computing curriculum and via our PSHE 3D Dimensions curriculum.

LONG TERM MAP

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