CLAVERING CURRICULUM FOR COMPUTING
For more information, please contact Mrs Dinsdale (Computing lead), Mr Hall (Deputy Headteacher) and/or your child's/children's teacher(s).
Introduction
- A high-quality computing education equips pupils to use computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world.
- Computing has three main pillars: computer science, information technology and digital literacy as outlined below.
Aims of the Clavering Curriculum for Computing
The Clavering Curriculum for Computing aims to ensure that all pupils:
- can understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation;
- can analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems;
- can evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to create digital artefacts (content).
- are safe, responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology.
Clavering Learning Foci for Computing
1. To develop knowledge and understanding of E-Safety.
2. To develop ICT skills.
3. To develop computing skills.