Computing

At Christ the King Catholic Primary School, children have weekly Computing lessons for an hour taught using a range of digital devices including iPads and Chromebooks. Computing has deep links with mathematics, science and design and technology, and provides insights into both natural and artificial systems. A high quality computing education equips pupils to use computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world.

The Primary National Curriculum for Computing is split into three strands: information technology, digital literacy and computer science.

  • Information technology is about the use of computers for functional purposes, such as creating or sharing information or using search engines.
  • Digital literacy is about the safe and responsible use of technology, including recognising its advantages for learning or retrieving information, but also understanding its dangers.
  • Computer science helps children of all ages to understand how computers and programs work. It allows children the chance to learn simple computer programming using the online program Code Studio, allowing children to create simple algorithms to solve problems.

The core of computing is computer science, in which pupils are taught the principles of information and computation, how digital systems work, and how to put this knowledge to use through programming. Computing also ensures that pupils become digitally literate – able to use, and express themselves and develop their ideas through information and communication technology – at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world.

To deliver Computing, we use the Teach Computing Scheme and Common Sense media to teach online safety.

 

Useful Documents

This morning we have been explaining why we have chosen different fonts, underlined or italicised our work or written in bold or used all capitals. The children have given various reasons, developing their understanding of readability, size and sensible choices. #ctkcomputing

We read a story about Hanni’s magic window and drew the wonderful things she can see through it. We also talked about what we would do if we saw something that we didn’t like, felt worried about or that upset us. #CTKcomputing #SaferInternetDay

This afternoon, Conker Class were computer scientists. We wrote algorithms, programmed our Blue-Bots and learned about debugging. Wow! Go Conkers! #CTKcomputing

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