As a
result of this, across Key Stages 1 and 2 we discreetly teach
the following strands of computing:
•
Computer Science (using programs such as Scratch, Scratch
Jr)
•
IT (where the children are taught how to effectively use
a variety of programs both on laptops and iPads including: Book
Creator; PowerPoint; Excel)
•
Digital Literacy (where the children are taught about
common uses of IT within and outside of school; and how
networks, including the internet, work. Another important part
of Digital Literacy is E-Safety which is taught to each year
group and focusses on keeping the children safe in a rapidly
changing digital world. (These lessons often link in to the PSHE
curriculum)
In EYFS,
computing does not form part of the statutory framework, but
children are still exposed to a wide range of different
technologies (including computers, iPads and Bee-Bots) as well
as learning vital e-safety lessons.
The use
of technology is threaded through everyday life at the school
and across all areas of the curriculum. Each class has access to
class sets of laptops and iPads which can be used for Computing
lessons and a wide range of other subjects. Where possible, we
highlight to parents useful websites and apps that can support
the children’s learning at home, as well as giving the children
access to these within the classroom.
We use
SeeSaw as our home-learning platform across Key Stages 1 and 2
and Tapestry in EYFS. This allows parents to see some of the
work that the children have been doing as well as enabling the
children to upload work that they have done at home.
