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Computing

Our computing curriculum is designed around the three strands referenced in the National Curriculum: computer science, information technology and digital literacy. It has been designed to knowledge of how and when to safely use computers.

While we certainly do not want to overemphasize specific software, hardware, or programming languages that will likely be obsolete by the time our children reach adulthood, we do want to give our children the foundation they need to assimilate and master new technology as it develops throughout their lifetime.

For some students, technology will be a tool to achieve other ends. For others, it will be the focus of their career. Whatever role technology plays in our students lives, we want them to be prepared to know how to handle it and use it to achieve their goals in a manner that is pleasing to the Lord.

Throughout KS1 and KS2, children revisit knowledge and skills in five key areas linked to these three strands: computer systems and networks; programming; creating media; data handling and online safety. The cyclical route through the curriculum ensures that prior knowledge and skills are revisited to ensure retention in long-term memory and built upon to develop increasingly sophisticated understanding.

Computing lessons incorporate the following elements: retrieval practice; explicit teaching of new vocabulary; teacher modelling and questioning and a range of generative learning tasks – some independent and some undertaken in partnerships. Knowledge organisers for each unit support children to build a foundation of factual knowledge by encouraging recall of key facts and vocabulary.

Please find useful links below

Computing Long term Plan
Computing Long term Plan
Computing Knowledge and Skills Progression
Computing Knowledge and Skills Progression
Computing Key Vocabulary
Computing Key Vocabulary

Should you have any questions about the curriculum, please contact Mr Joseph via info@thelight-school.org