St Michael's C
of E Primary SchoolCOMPUTING
"Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you just want to purse a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming is an essential skill to learn." Stephen Hawking
Why do we teach Computing?
- To prepare our pupils for today's world and the future. It is a key skill required in their future workplace and to be active participants in a digital world.
- To provide a framework of computing knowledge: The core principles of information and computation, how digital systems work and how to utilise this knowledge through programming.
- To teach analytical and problem solving skills in computational terms: It allows pupils to solve problems, design systems, and understand the power and limits of human and machine intelligence.
- For pupils to become digitally literate: enabling children to use technology, to express themselves and develop their ideas through information and communication technology, teaching children to be responsible digital users and to understand how to keep themselves safe online.
What do we teach?
We are very excited about our new class set of i-pads we have just purchased! We are looking forward sharing with you the learning of computing on our blog, so watch this space.
We teach the National Curriculum and we have organised the content of learning as follows:
- Autumn Term - Online Safety & internet
- Spring Term - Computer Skills
- Summer Term: Programming
The objectives for each unit of study are outlined on our STM computing overview document