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Computing

Computing

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Here at St John & St James’, we aim for all children to become confident and independent users of a range of software and hardware. We teach children to use their computational and creative thinking to solve problems; to use ICT to communicate effectively and to become digitally literate, preparing them for their future place in the twenty-first-century workplace.
We take online safety very seriously and are constantly looking for ways to raise awareness in a bid to keep all our children safe online. Online safety is incorporated into all of our computing lessons in order to equip children with the best possible knowledge and skills to stay safe when working online. We promote digital citizenship through modelling how social media should be used responsibly with a strong focus on creating a good digital footprint.

Early Years Foundation Stage

For our very youngest learners in the foundation stage we aim to give children a broad, play-based experience of computing in a range of contexts, including outdoor play. Computing is not just about computers. Early years learning environments feature computing scenarios based on experience in the real world, such as in role play. Children gain confidence, control and language skills through opportunities to ‘paint’ on the whiteboard or using maths programmes to explore and develop positional language. Children use the iPads to develop their photography skills and begin developing their coding skills using the beebots.

 

Key Stage 1 & 2

All children have a discrete computing lesson each week which focuses on teaching online safety in parallel to developing essential computing skills. Across their primary schooling all children will learn how to use key programmes such as Word, Publisher, Excel and a number of coding programmes. The aim is to develop pupils word processing skills, teach elements of animation and how to use, collect, develop and manipulate electronic data. During coding lessons, pupils work at varying levels from creating simple one step codes moving into more complex sequences which are used to create their own online games. Pupils also learn how to de-bug codes and learn how to manipulate games by changing different elements of the background programme.

Children are taught how to be SMART online ast is crucial children learn to balance the benefits offered by technology with a critical awareness of their own and other’s online behaviour and develop effective strategies for staying safe and making a positive contribution online. Within each computing lesson and across the curriculum we focus on ways we can equip the children for a digital life.

We focus eight different aspects of online education:

  1. Self-image and Identity
  2. Online relationships
  3. Online reputation
  4. Online bullying
  5. Managing online information
  6. Health, wellbeing and lifestyle
  7. Privacy and security
  8. Copyright and ownership

Children are taught to be confident digital citizens, who are discerning about what they read online and who want to contribute positively to the ever changing digital world. Children use Google Classroom and Seesaw to share their work with their teacher and parents which provides a safe environment to develop online skills.

 

Digital Leaders

The digital leaders represent children in each class in the school. They promote online safety among their peers and meet regularly to talk about projects they’d like to run in the school. They also write weekly online safety tips that are shared in our weekly newsletter to help keep our community well informed and safe online.

Useful Links

Here you will find information and resources to help you support your child to have a happy and safe online experience.

Think You Know Website

NSPCC – How to talk to your child about online safety

Parents & Carers Toolkit

Curriculum Map

To view the yearly Computing Curriculum Overview, please click on the link below.

Computing Curriculum Overview

Online Safety tips of the week…

Think about who you’re talking to…

There are lots of ways that people try to trick you into trusting them online.

Even if you like and trust someone you’ve met online, never share personal information with them like your address, full name, or where you go to school.

Never meet up with someone you have spoken to online.

If you are not sure what to do ask an adult you trust or refer to the SMART rules.

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