Computing Leader: Mrs Palmer

What do we want our children to achieve from our Computing curriculum?

Computing, in general, is a significant part of everyone’s daily life and our children should be at the forefront of new technology, with a thirst for learning what is out there. Computing within school can therefore provide a wealth of learning opportunities and transferrable skills explicitly within the Computing lesson and across other curriculum areas. Our approach combines theory-based learning with practical sessions to enable our children to understand the core principles of computational thinking. We will develop the ability to solve problems with creativity, resilience, and critical thinking, while applying these skills in real-world contexts and maintaining our online safety. We aim for our children to become confident, independent, and digitally literate users of technology through high-quality teaching, a variety of software, and applications. Our curriculum ensures that all children are supported and challenged, with the aim of making digital literacy accessible to every child. By the end of their education at Broomhill Primary School, children will possess a breadth of experience that prepares them to operate confidently as responsible digital citizens and future workplace contributors.

How do we ensure that this happens?

The foundations of our Computing curriculum are built in EYFS where there are many opportunities to introduce computational thinking, problem solving and creativity into the Early Years classroom.

We follow a carefully designed computing curriculum that empowers pupils to embrace and use technology in an ever-evolving digital world. In Key stage 1 and 2, our computing curriculum is taught through a scheme of work created by the National Centre for Computing, funded by the Department for Education. The scheme of work covers the 3 areas of the computing national curriculum

• Digital literacy
• Computer Science
• Information Technology