Computing

Computing

Pupils learn to understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including coding and data representation. They are taught to analyse problems in computational terms, and have opportunities for practical experiences of writing computer programs in order to solve problems. All pupils are carefully supported to be confident yet safe and responsible users of technology through e-safety lessons and workshops.

Computing provides pupils with the opportunity to learn, understand and apply the fundamental skills needed to use ICT in an effective and safe way. Pupils will have the opportunity to explore different and engaging topics, providing them with opportunities to code, explore computer science and represent data using different platforms. In addition, pupils are taught to analyse problems using computational terminology and algorithms. All pupils will be encouraged to have equal opportunities for practical experiences such as writing code, blogging and making films. All pupils are carefully supported to be confident yet safe and responsible users of technology, through regular online safety lessons, online safety workshops and assemblies.

Curriculum Overview

Year Group	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Year 1	We are treasure hunters – using programmable toys using Bee-Bot We are TV chefs – filming a recipe step by step	We are painters – illustrating an e-book We are collectors – finding images on the Internet	We are storytellers – creating and producing a talking book We are celebrating – creating a card electronically
Year 2	We are astronauts – programming and coding We are game testers – exploring how computer games work	We are photographers – looking at taking, selecting and editing images We are researchers – researching a topic using computer networks	We are detectives – communicating clues and exploring digital clues We are zoologists – recording a bug hunt data
Year 3	We are programmers – programming animation We are bug fixers – finding and correcting bugs in programmes	We are presenters – looking at videoing performances We are vloggers – making and sharing a short screencast presentation	We are communicators – looking at how to communicate safely online We are opinion pollsters – looking at collecting and analysing data from polls
Year 4	We are software developers – creating a simple game We are toy designers – designing prototypes of an interactive toy	We are musicians – producing digital music We are HTML editors – editing and writing using HTML	We are co-authors – creating a Wikipedia page We are meteorologists – creating a weather presentation
Year 5	We are game developers – Coding using Scratch/Snap We are cryptographers – cracking codes and looking at computational thinking	We are artists – linking geography and art We are web developers – creating web pages about online safety	We are bloggers – sharing experiences and opinions safely We are architects – creating a virtual space
Year 6	We are adventure gamers – Coding using Python We are computational thinkers – using algorithms for searching	We are advertisers – creating a short television advert We are network engineers – exploring computer networks including Internet	We are travel writers – using media and map tools such as Google Maps We are publishers – create a year book (celebrate time in Year 6)

Google Services

Google Translate

Google Search

Slideshow

Curriculum Overview