At St Ippolyts, we aim to develop confident, creative and responsible users of technology who understand how digital technology works and how to use it safely and effectively. Our Computing curriculum is based on the Teach Computing Curriculum but has been carefully adapted and sequenced to reflect our school, our mixed-age classes and the needs and experiences of our pupils. We select and adapt units to ensure full coverage of the National Curriculum while providing clear progression across Computer Science, Information Technology and Digital Literacy.
Pupils develop their knowledge and skills through practical opportunities to explore, create, problem-solve, program, debug and evaluate, applying their learning in increasingly complex contexts. Important knowledge and skills are revisited and developed over time, including computing systems and networks, programming and algorithms, data and information, creating digital content and the effective use of technology.
Online safety is an integral part of Computing and is reinforced across the wider curriculum, helping pupils understand how to use technology in safe, respectful and responsible ways. Teachers use professional judgement to adapt learning according to pupils’ prior experience and year-group expectations, ensuring appropriate challenge and progression within our mixed-age classes.
Through our Computing curriculum, we want children to become curious and capable digital learners who can use technology creatively and purposefully, solve problems, think logically and make informed and responsible choices in an increasingly digital world.
