‘Technology is best when it brings people together’ – Matt Mullenweg
Computing Curriculum
At Courtwood Primary School, the Computing curriculum is designed to equip our children with the knowledge and skills they require to be able to successfully navigate the academic curriculum, but also those that will enable them to participate in all aspects of modern daily life as active and knowledgeable digital citizens, that will enable them to embrace and utilise new technology in a socially responsible and safe way, in order to flourish. Our laptops, iPads and other IT equipment ensure that children have access to technology that will allow them to develop all aspects of their computing skills and knowledge. Computing is a fun, inspiring, rigorous and practical subject which encourages our children to be innovators and problem-solvers. We follow the National Curriculum Programme of Study for Computing at KS1 and KS2 and deliver this through the Purple Mash scheme of work which we adapt to meet our needs. We have selected a well-known and evidence-backed scheme of work that includes industry standard software. Purple Mash is a self-contained scheme of work and platform that helps to ensure that the learning environment is safe and appropriate for the children’s computing development. The scheme is continually updated to reflect the ever-evolving technological advances and challenges and is adapted by our teachers to meet the needs of all children. Our curriculum has been carefully designed to contain a balance of Digital Literacy, Information Technology and Coding where units have been sequenced in a way that provides a progression of skills with opportunities built in to revisit key concepts. Coding is taught in the Summer Term of each year group to ensure that children are able to apply a practical application of coding after the build-up of skills in readiness for this across the year. Vocabulary is taught explicitly to ensure that children learn both the key contextual topic vocabulary associated with the unit, as well as the academic vocabulary which ensures children can effectively develop skills such as evaluation, problem-solving and analysing. We use the Purple Mash Learning Mats as our knowledge organisers. Online Safety is an important part of our curriculum provision and is taught both within the computing curriculum and as part of our pupil’s wider personal development via PSHE lessons and assemblies, which enable pupils to recognise risks to their online and offline safety and wellbeing, as well as the support that is available to them. Wider curriculum subjects are enhanced by giving children opportunities to access programmes such as Times Tables Rockstars, which support and motivate them to improve their learning through online platforms. Please click on the icons below for further information.[close-column] [column color=” bgcolor=” id=’id’ class=’column service-box text-center’ style=” small=’4′ medium=” large=’auto’ xlarge=” title=’Title’ eq=’0′ ]Curriculum Statement
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