Computing

Intent

At Broadway, beginning in the Early Years we intend to facilitate children in finding, exploring, experimenting, analysing, and presenting information safely through our computing curriculum as well as cross-curricular links.

Computing skills taught encourage children to be confident, creative and independent learners, it is our intent that we provide our children with the opportunity to achieve this and become equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to become digitally literate so that they can participate in an ever changing digital world.

We encourage staff to try and embed computing across the curriculum when appropriate and beneficial to learning.

It is our intention to provide all of the above alongside a responsible, respectful, and safe digital learning environment.

Implementation

Our Computing Curriculum is taught using the South Gloucestershire Scheme for learning as a guide which plans for the requirements of the National Curriculum. Staff are also encouraged to be creative with the planning and delivery of computing whilst ensuring the intended curriculum as set out in the curriculum breakdown and the progression of knowledge and skills is being taught.

Our comprehensive curriculum breakdown and the progression and skills document show what is taught and how best embed and cover every element of the computing curriculum. This document begins from Early years and continues throughout KS1. The knowledge/skills statements build year on year to deepen and challenge our learners.

Areas of implementation are: Word processing, data Handling, presentations, web design and eBook creation, animation, video creation, photography and digital Art, augmented Reality and Virtual reality, sound, computational Thinking and coding and programming. Within the E-Safety strand areas taught include: self Image and identity, online relationships, online reputation, online bullying, managing online information, health, well being and lifestyle, privacy and security and copyright and ownership.  

Children in the EYFS are given opportunities to develop their knowledge and understanding of Computing through adult lead and child initiated activities. 

Impact

Our consistent and knowledgeable approach to computing creates children who are digital literate in this ever changing world. Children enjoy their computing lessons and are confident to use a variety of technology in different ways.

Children know how to stay safe on the internet and are responsible, respectful, and safe digital learners.