St Luke's C of E Primary School

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Computing

At All Saints, we encourage children to make best use of the digital technology available. Children love learning using technology and we endeavour to allow children the opportunity to use as many different computing tools as possible. We have a range of devices in the school, including desktop computers, Chromebooks, iPads, and Clevertouch screens, all of which are used to enhance the children’s computing skills across the curriculum.

Computing is progressive throughout the school, beginning in Reception, where the children are introduced to image-based technology. Throughout the rest of their time at All Saints, children will have experienced a wide range of multimedia devices. Children in Nursery are exposed to different digital devices and have access to these daily.

Computing is at the heart of our learning as we prepare the children for the future. 

We follow the Teach Computing curriculum.

         

Children take part in weekly computing lessons, where they will learn about and dive into the three main areas of Computing Learning: Computer Science, Information Technology, and Digital Literacy.

As stated by the National curriculum:

Computer Science is identified as the core of computing, in which pupils are taught the principles of information and computation, how digital systems work and how to put this knowledge to use through programming.

Information Technology focuses on how computers are used in different sectors, describing the methods used to create digital artefacts such as presentations and videos. This area of computing also ensures children are responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology.

Digital Literacy focuses on children being able to use, and express themselves and develop their ideas through, information and communication technology.

 At All Saints our aims in teaching Computing are to allow children to –

  • understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computing, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation
  • analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems
  • evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems
  • be responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology
  • know how to keep themselves safe online
Throughout the year, online safety is taught and emphasised through all areas of the curriculum, particularly in computing and PSHE lessons.  We highlight the importance of keeping safe online, preparing the children to a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world.