Computing at Eastling School

Eastling School believes that every child should have the right to a curriculum that champions excellence; supporting pupils in achieving to the very best of their abilities. We understand the immense value technology plays not only in supporting the Computing and whole school curriculum but overall in the day-to-day life of our school.

We believe that technology can provide: enhanced collaborative learning opportunities; better engagement of pupils; easier access to rich content; support conceptual understanding of new concepts and can support the needs of all our pupils.

 

Aims

·         Provide an exciting, rich, relevant and challenging Computing curriculum for all pupils.

·         Teach pupils to become responsible, respectful and competent users of data, information and communication technology.

·         Provide technology solutions for forging better home and school links.

·         Enthuse and equip children with the capability to use technology throughout their lives.

·         Teach pupils to understand the importance of governance and legislation regarding how information is used, stored, created, retrieved, shared and manipulated.

·         Utilise computational thinking beyond the Computing curriculum.

·         Give children access to a variety of high-quality hardware, software and unplugged resources.

·         Equip pupils with skills, strategies and knowledge that will enable them to reap the benefits of the online world, whilst being able to minimise risk to themselves or others.

·         Exceed the minimum government recommended/statutory guidance for programmes of study for Computing and other related legislative guidance (online safety).

·         Instil critical thinking, reflective learning and a ‘can do’ attitude for all our pupils, particularly when engaging with technology and its associated resources.

·         Use technology imaginatively and creatively to inspire and engage all pupils, as well as using it to be more efficient in the tasks associated with running an effective school.

Curriculum

As a school, we have chosen the Purple Mash Computing Scheme of Work from Reception to Year 6. The scheme of work supports our teachers in delivering fun and engaging lessons which help to raise standards and allow all pupils to achieve to their full potential. We are confident that the scheme of work more than adequately meets the national vision for Computing. It provides immense flexibility, strong cross-curricular links and integrates perfectly with the 2Simple Computing Assessment Tool. Furthermore, it gives excellent supporting material for less confident teachers.​