Computing
Subject Statement of Intent – Computing
Technology is rapidly changing the lives of everyone. At Holy Rosary, we recognise how work and leisure activities are increasingly transformed by technology and that children are becoming more and more aware of technology at a young age. Therefore, it’s our intent to not only educate pupils how to use technology in an academic way, but also to prepare them for using it outside of school.
We want to give children a high-quality computing education, so that they are well equipped to face the ever-changing world. We believe that high-quality computing provision is important to enable to children to be confident and independent learners, and provide children with a board and balanced curriculum.
All children will experience a wealth of learning opportunities and transferrable skills, explicitly within Computing lessons and across other curriculum subjects. By the time children leave school they will have gained knowledge and skills in the three main areas of the computing curriculum: Computer Science, Information Technology and Digital Literacy.
We aim for all children to:
- Be able to create simple computer programmes and use these to solve problems.
- Understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation
- Know how to use computer systems to store, retrieve and send information.
- Use technology safely and respectfully.
- Identify a range of ways in which they can report any concerns they have, in relation to content and contact.
Each class throughout the school has a weekly stand-alone computing session lead by a specialist teacher. During these sessions the children have the opportunity to work on the skills related to the computing curriculum, building on the skills and knowledge that they have acquired in previous years. Opportunities for the use of computing skills are also provided by class teachers when teaching other subject areas.
These focus on:
iJam
o Music production (KS1 & KS2)
iProgram
o Programming and coding (KS1 & KS2)
iOffice
o Microsoft office and internet safety (KS2)
iAnimate
o Stop motion and 2D animation (KS1)
iCreate
o Animation and digital media (KS2)
o Photography (KS1)
iBroadcast
o Broadcasting and digital marketing (KS2)
o Internet safety and using digital devices safely (KS1)
iTech
o Technology within the wider world (KS2)
o Filmography and video editing (KS1)
The teaching and implementation of the Computing Curriculum at Holy Rosary School is based on the National Curriculum and has a well-structured approach. This has been developed with support from a specific computing teacher. Progression maps show clear progression of knowledge and skills being developed.
Most importantly, we want children at Holy Rosary to know how to use technology in a safe and respectful way. Children at Holy Rosary will have cross-curricular lessons which will allow them to use technology in a range of contexts. Children will learn new skills through computing sessions, in order to excite them and learn how to use technology in ways that they haven’t before. When children learn these new skills, they are accessible and children will be able to transfer these skills into their daily life.
What we teach in Computing across the school:
Key Knowledge & Progression
Click the files below to see the key knowledge and knowledge progression for each year group.
Assessment
Assessment for computing is completed throughout the school by class teachers with guidaance from the computing lead teacher.
In KS1 and KS2, Computing is assessed against key knowledge descriptors for each area of the curriculum. This takes place termly and is recorded using Insight Tracker.