Computing Curriculum
Higher Bebington Junior School
Computing Curriculum
The Primary National Curriculum for Computing is split into three strands: information technology, digital literacy, and computer science. At Higher Bebington Junior School, our Computing curriculum strives to create excitement, creativity, and overall love of technology through using various elements and skills to code, connect, communicate and collect.
At Higher Bebington Junior School, we follow the Teach Computing Curriculum which is a spiral curriculum. This means that each of the themes is revisited regularly (at least once in each year group), and children revisit each theme through a new unit that consolidates and builds on prior learning within that theme. This style of curriculum design reduces the amount of knowledge lost through forgetting, as topics are revisited yearly ensuring that connections are made.
Being able to code and program through the use of computer science helps children of all ages to understand how computers and networks function. It gives all children the opportunity to learn basic computer programming, create on-screen computer games and write algorithms that program a range of devices.
Being able to connect through digital literacy is vital in the development of a child’s understanding on how to be safe and responsible whilst using technology. Children focus on the Higher Bebington Junior School e-safety internet legends (inspired by google legends) on how to keep safe online.
Being able to communicate in a variety of ways through the use of digital literacy, by developing keyboard skills and confidence whilst using a range of media programs. Children will learn how to safely collect pictures, videos, and data and use appropriate applications and programmes to display, present or organise their information.
Being able to collect data and information using various devices such as spreadsheets, data loggers and databases. Children will learn how to create charts, organise and calculate data using a range of programs.
Please see: https://teachcomputing.org/curriculum/key-stage-2 for more information about our Computing curriculum.
Lessons also include regular teaching of e-safety to ensure that children feel confident when using computers and the Internet and know what to do if they come across something either inappropriate or uncomfortable.
