Curriculum Intent: Computing

               Possibilities - To have high aspirations and know all of the opportunities available                                                        to them.

                Initiative -       To take risks, become independent thinkers and be responsible for                                                          themselves.

                 Growth -        To recognise and celebrate their own individual journey, understanding                                               their own uniqueness and strengths and those of others

Implementation:

Our pupils should be able to organise their knowledge, skills and understanding into the following threshold concepts:

•  Code
•  Communicate
•   Connect
• Collect

These key concepts underpin the children’s learning through the year groups from Reception to Year 2. This enables pupils to reinforce and build upon prior learning, make connections and develop subject specific language. 

The vertical accumulation of knowledge and skills from Years R to 2 is mapped as follows:

PROGRESSION IN THRESHOLD CONCEPTS The procedural and semantic knowledge pupils need to understand the threshold concepts
THRESHOLD CONCEPTS	RECEPTION STEP- FOUNDATIONS TO BASIC	YEAR 1 STEP- BASIC	YEAR 2 STEP- ADVANCING TO DEEP
C1- Coding	Understanding and anticipating that an action can cause a reaction (e.g. pressing a button on a programmable toy)	Know that for a computer to make something happen it needs to follow clear instructions	Create, predict and debug simple programs using correct vocabulary
C2- Connecting	Know that technology can be used to connect to others and follow safety rules when accessing technology	Begin to know online risks and how to prevent and respond to them	Understand online risks, how to avoid/prevent them and age restrictions for sites
C3- Communicating	Use and express themselves and develop their ideas through technology
C4-Collecting	Use simple programs to sort information	Use simple databases to record information	Use and interpret simple databases and representations of information, using appropriate tools

Aspirations For The Future

Pupils develop an understanding of how subjects and specific skills are linked to future jobs.

Here are some of the jobs you could aspire to do in the future as a Computer Scientist:

·         Teacher

·         Technology Support

·         Electronic games creator

·         Police

For more careers, please visit First Careers. 

Impact

Assessment

Through the explicit teaching of the Computing skills, both the teachers and the pupils assess their learning continuously throughout the lesson. Our assessment systems enable teachers to make informed judgements about the depth of their learning and the progress they have made over time.   

Pupil Voice

Reception "…..”

Year 1 "…..”

Year 2 "…..”

 

Snapshots

Here is what Computing looks like at The Avenue:

Photos coming soon.