Why do we study Computing?

At St Winefride’s, the computing curriculum is designed to equip children with skills and understanding to live in a technological world. We are currently using the Teach Computing scheme.  Computing is discretely timetabled to ensure the progression and development of ICT skills and promote the use of creating transferable skills across subjects. The children develop their skills, with the use of mini-laptops and other hardware such iPads.

 

Children will become familiar with some software programmes used in school and work will be done on linking these skills to work done at home. Both KS1 and KS2 use the internet to carry out research, however KS2 progress to more complex skills such as data analysis, programming and coding. This includes being able to use a variety of computer software and coding programmes with an ongoing emphasis on the importance of Online Safety for all year groups.

 

The impact of our computing curriculum will enable our children to leave school as young computer literates and be creative thinkers, comfortable and confident in applying ICT to present their work in a range of ways.   To run alongside our vocabulary rich classrooms, children will become confident with using computational vocabularies and be able to use this in their everyday lives. Through the teaching of internet safety, children will become aware of the risks and consequences involved and be able to seek support from appropriate sources.  This is particularly important in an online sphere that is constantly shifting and changing in a response to the changes in the fabric of our 21^st century society and continuing globalisation.