Computing curriculum

Intent for TVED Computing

Our ambition and what we hope our computing curriculum achieves is for our children to be digitally literate and to develop digital agency across a range of domains and tools creatively. We want to develop well rounded digital citizens who can navigate and shape their digital world responsibly and safely to be digital creators, not digital consumers. Our curriculum will equip children with the attitudes, knowledge and skills to succeed in an increasingly digital world in education, home and the workplace.    

The computing curriculum is designed with three clear strands: 

• Computer science – programming strand. 
• Information Technology (IT) – this is broken into the teaching of three different digital artefacts (text and image, visual and audio) 
• Digital literacy (this is embedded across all units and also delivered as part of our PSHE curriculum)

For reference, take a look at the Department for Education computing curriculum guidance here.

Outcomes

By the end of the KS1 computing curriculum most children will be able to:

• understand what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs on digital devices; and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions  
• create and debug simple programs  
• use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs  
• use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content  
• recognise common uses of information technology beyond school  
• use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies. 

By the end of the KS2 computing curriculum most children will be able to:

• design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts  
• use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work with variables and various forms of input and output  
• use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs  
• understand computer networks including the internet; how they can provide multiple services, such as the world wide web; and the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration  
• use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are selected and ranked, and be discerning in evaluating digital content  
• select, use and combine a variety of software (including internet services) on a range of digital devices to design and create a range of programs, systems and content that accomplish given goals, including collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information  
• use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.