Computing Curriculum

Computing Policy

Computing Progression of Milestones

‘The intelligent man is always open to new ideas. In fact, he looks for them.’ Proverbs 18:15

What does the curriculum for Computing aim to achieve?

• To ensure that the children have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills in Information Technology, Digital Literacy and Computer Science.
• To provide a high quality computing education which equips pupils to change the world through logical thinking and creativity.
• To make links with mathematics, design technology and science.
• To enable the children to become digitally literate, being able to use, express themselves and develop ideas through technology.
• To understand that technology can be used cross curricular to support all areas of the curriculum which enables them to present their learning in a range of ways.
• Develop a robust understanding of computer science including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation.
• To provide a well sequenced and progressive scheme of work that is built on year on year that provides children with valuable computing skills.
• To use technology purposefully to create, organise, store and retrieve data.