Computing
Technology opens the door to the world. It's up to us to walk through it in a meaningful and respectful way.
Dr. Daniel L Frazier
Computing at Warfield
Computational thinking is vital to make sense of the world and it's systems, both man-made and natural. It has the power to change lives and rewrite the future. From travelling across space to communicating with friends, computing is at the core of our world. Thinking logically, planning sequentially and finding elusive bugs in the system are all essential skills honed when refining programmes to solve real world problems. As citizens of the online community, children here at Warfield need to act responsibly; the digital world is vast and needs to be navigated safely.
How we deliver our curriculum
At Warfield Primary School, we have designed a Computing curriculum which is ambitious, engaging and accessible in order for all learners to succeed.
Computing is an integral part of the school curriculum due to its links within modern society and how these technologies are used within everyday life. Our computing curriculum caters for this by ensuring children’s learning focuses on creating, designing and communicating as well as problem solving.
Our computing curriculum follows the National Curriculum and is organised into 3 main strands.
At the heart of our curriculum is understanding big computational ideas (such as sequence, selection and iteration), then through practice, using these to solve problems, write programmes and design content.
Equally important are using information technology and digital literacy; the ability to express ideas creatively, using the best program for the task, is a life skill we start embedding through the digital literacy strand of our curriculum.
The final strand of our curriculum is equipping children to be safe and discerning digital citizens who know how to interact safely in their ever-expanding virtual world.
When children leave our school, we aim for them to be Digital Creators, Communicators and Citizens. They will have a broad set of skills to support and enhance their learning, therefore providing them with life skills in preparation for an ever growing digital world.
How we support everyone to learn
To support the diverse needs of all learners we ensure our Computing lessons are appropriately adapted to engage and be inclusive for all. We have access to a range of equipment (e.g. specialist larger keyboards, dictation devices, ipads) which are accessible to children with additional needs. Children are able to broaden and deepen their knowledge of this subject by joining in with lunchtime and after school clubs.
Curriculum Documents
Useful Links
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