Computing

 

At Coleshill Heath School, we want our children to be able to:

1.    Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.

2.    Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; explores the concept of variables in programming through games in Scratch solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts.

3.    Select, use, and combine a variety of software (including internet services) on a range of digital devices to design and create a range of programs, systems, and content that accomplish given goals, including collecting, analysing, evaluating, and presenting data and information.
 

Key stage 1 pupils should be taught to:

•    understand what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs on digital devices; and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions
•    create and debug simple programs
•    use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs
•    use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content
•    recognise common uses of information technology beyond school
•    use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies.

Key stage 2 pupils should be taught to:

•    design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
•    use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work with variables and various forms of input and output
•    use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs
•    understand computer networks including the internet; how they can provide multiple services, such as the world wide web; and the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration
•    use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are selected and ranked, and be discerning in evaluating digital content select, use and combine a variety of software (including internet services) on a range of digital devices to design and create a range of programs, systems and content that accomplish given goals, including collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information
use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.