Computing

Computing @ Dore Primary

At Dore Primary School, Computing is seen as an essential part of the curriculum. Skills and concepts are introudced through discrete lessons and then honed through later computing sessions or through other subject areas.

Our school’s values intertwine with our Computing Curriculum: resilience – for example when debugging that Scratch algorithm, resourcefulness – using each other and online tools to get support before seeking help from class teachers, kindness – valuing ideas when working collaboratively and creativity – knowing that many occupations today in society have technology as an essential element.

We structure our learning around the Sheffield Computing Scheme of Work. This has six broad strands across Years 1 – 6 which explore communication with text, images and audio, data handling, computational thinking and programming. Online Safety is a thread running through all the strands and so children are used to discussing online safety in an organic way. In EYFS, children have access to technology throughout the year – both real and for role play and develop a good bank of technology experiences and skills and are involved in discussions about how to keep themselves safe online.

In addition to the scheme of work we are fortunate to have Lego Robotics sets in school that allow children throughout school to see a practical side to computing work and how the STEM subjects can link together.

We also like to draw attention to Computing through the Hour of Code – a worldwide event every December that brings attention to the subject and where it can take you in life – with a fun hour coding with children’s favourite characters or doing unplugged activities.

COMPUTING – INTENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT STATEMENT: