Intent
At Coten End, Computing is a subject we are passionate about. We are acutely aware that our children will soon be entering a world in which technology will be at the centre.
We hope to enable our children to have rich, long lasting learning experiences that balance all the aspects of computing. With technology playing such a significant role in society today, we believe ‘Computational thinking’ is a skill children must be taught if they are to be able to participate effectively and safely in this digital world. At Coten End, we understand that Computing has intrinsic links with mathematics, science, and design and technology, and enables pupils to make connections and apply understanding across all areas of learning. We aim to introduce our pupils to a wide range of technology. Key programs used at Coten End across KS1 and KS2 are Chromebooks, iPass BeeBots, Scratch, 2code and LegoWeDo. This allows our pupils to continually practice and improve the skills they learn. We hope our children leave Coten End with skills of digital literacy at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world.
Implementation
In EYFS children will take part in lessons of online safety as they explore the world around them and how technology is an everyday part of their learning and understanding of the world.
In Key Stage 1 the children will:
In Key Stage 2 the children will
Impact
Pupils leave Coten End with an understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation. They can analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems. Our pupils can evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems and apply their knowledge to the wider world. Above all, we hope our pupils leave Coten End responsible, competent, confident, creative and safe users of information and communication technology.