Computing

Aims

The computing curriculum at Eastwick meets the requirements of the National Curriculum our Curriculum Ethos. It prepares children to be ‘Ready for Everything’ in their futures in terms of: 

• Success in the next stage of their education and beyond: by providing knowledge of computer science, information technology and digital literacy
• their ability to navigate life’s personal Challenge: by equipping children with the knowledge of how to keep themselves safe in the digital world
• understanding their place in communities at global, national and local levels and seize the Opportunity of the future: by learning and demonstrating the school values in how they collaborate in their learning; by learning how to use computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world

Teaching

• In Reception, pupils are taught elements of online safety.
• Our curriculum in Years 1-6 uses the Kapow Computing scheme of work. In addition, resources from CEOP Think U Know are used to teach aspects of online safety.
• Knowledge is built progressively throughout Key Stage 1 and 2. Pupils revisit key knowledge themes (see below) on a cyclical basis.  Each time a key knowledge theme is revisited, it is covered with greater complexity, therefore increasing children’s depth of knowledge.  Prior knowledge is recalled and utilised so that pupils build on previous foundations.    
• Online safety, a key aspect of safeguarding, is taught in every year group. Additionally, opportunities to teach aspects of online safety are taken by teachers as they arise, and online safety learning is complimented by our PSHE curriculum.   
• Children use a range of resources to enable their learning, such MS Windows-based laptops, Bee-Bots and BBC Micro:bits. 

Key Knowledge Themes:

Computing systems and networks

Programming

Creating media

Data handling

Online safety

 Units taught (Year 1-6):