Computing
COMPUTING CURRICULUM
In KS1 and KS2 we use the Teach Computing curriculum created on behalf of the National Centre for Computing Education. We have chosen this curriculum because:
It is inclusive and ambitious
The Teach Computing Curriculum has been written to support all pupils. Each lesson is sequenced so that it builds on the learning from the previous lesson, and where appropriate, activities are scaffolded so that all pupils can succeed and thrive. Scaffolded activities provide pupils with extra resources, such as visual prompts, to reach the same learning goals as the rest of the class. Exploratory tasks foster a deeper understanding of a concept, encouraging pupils to apply their learning in different contexts and make connections with other learning experiences.
It is based on a spiral curriculum
The units for key stages 1 and 2 are based on a spiral curriculum. This means that each of the themes is revisited regularly (at least once in each year group), and pupils revisit each theme through a new unit that consolidates and builds on prior learning within that theme. This style of curriculum design reduces the amount of knowledge lost through forgetting, as topics are revisited yearly. It also ensures that connections are made even if different teachers are teaching the units within a theme in consecutive years.
It provides progression of knowledge and skills
Within the Teach Computing Curriculum, every year group learns through units within the same four themes, which combine the ten strands of the National Centre for Computing Education’s taxonomy This approach allows us to use the spiral curriculum approach to progress skills and concepts from one year group to the next.
Click here to see the National Curriculum programmes of study for Computing.