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):
Year 1 |
Online Safety
|
Computing systems and networks: Mouse skills |
Programming: Algorithms unplugged |
Skills Showcase: Rocket to the moon |
Programming: Bee-bots |
Creating media: Digital imagery |
Data Handling: Introduction to data |
Year 2 |
Online Safety
|
Computing systems and networks: What is a computer? |
Programming: Algorithms and debugging |
Computing systems and networks: Word processing |
Programming: Scratch Jnr |
Creating media: Stop Motion |
Data Handling: International Space Station |
Year 3 |
Online Safety
|
Computing systems and networks: Networks
|
Programming: Scratch
|
Computing systems and networks: Emailing
|
Computing systems and networks: Journey inside a computer |
Creating media: Video trailers |
Data Handling: Comparison cards databases |
Year 4 |
Online Safety
|
Computing systems and networks: Collaborative learning
|
Programming: Further coding with Scratch |
Creating media: Website design |
Programming: HTML |
Programming: Computational thinking |
Data Handling: Investigating weather |
Year 5 |
Online Safety
|
Computing systems and networks: Search engines
|
Programming: Programming music |
Data Handling: Mars Rover 1 |
Programming: Micro:bit |
Creating media: Stop motion animation
|
Skills showcase: Mars Rover 2 |
Year 6 |
Online Safety
|
Computing systems and networks: Bletchley Park
|
Programming: Introduction to Python |
Data Handling: Big data 1 |
Creating media: History of Computers |
Data Handling: Big data 2 |
Skills Showcase: Inventing a product |