CURRICULUM INTENT
All pupils at Ryecroft C.E. Middle School have the right to have rich, deep learning experiences that balance all the aspects of computing. With technology playing such a significant role in society today, we believe ‘Computational thinking’ is a skill children must be taught if they are to be able to participate effectively and safely in this digital world. A high-quality computing education equips pupils to use creativity to understand and change the world. Computing has deep links with Mathematics, Science and Design & Technology and provides insight into both natural and artificial systems. At Ryecroft the core of computing is Computer Science, allowing them to continually practice and improve the skills they learn. This ensures they become digitally literate, so that they are able to express themselves and develop their ideas through information and computer technology– at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world. We teach a curriculum that enables children to become effective users of technology who can:
The curriculum has been designed using the guidance from Computing at School's program of study document for Key Stages 2 and 3. This is guided by the National Curriculum statutory guidance and organises the curriculum into three distinct sections:
The Computing curriculum at Ryecroft is designed to work closely alongside the PSHCE statutory guidance, in particular the new 2020 Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education. This new curriculum will be mandatory from September 2020 and so is being planned and worked on throughout this academic year for implementation next year.
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All pupils at Ryecroft C.E. Middle School have the right to have rich, deep learning experiences that balance all the aspects of computing. With technology playing such a significant role in society today, we believe ‘Computational thinking’ is a skill children must be taught if they are to be able to participate effectively and safely in this digital world. A high-quality computing education equips pupils to use creativity to understand and change the world. Computing has deep links with Mathematics, Science and Design & Technology and provides insight into both natural and artificial systems. At Ryecroft the core of computing is Computer Science, allowing them to continually practice and improve the skills they learn. This ensures they become digitally literate, so that they are able to express themselves and develop their ideas through information and computer technology– at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world. We teach a curriculum that enables children to become effective users of technology who can:
- Understand and apply the essential principles and concepts of Computer Science, including logic, algorithms and data representation.
- Analyse problems in computational term and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs, in order to solve such problems.
- Evaluate and apply information technology analytically to solve problems.
The curriculum has been designed using the guidance from Computing at School's program of study document for Key Stages 2 and 3. This is guided by the National Curriculum statutory guidance and organises the curriculum into three distinct sections:
- Information Technology
- Digital Literacy
- Computer Science
- There are assessment statements which are linked to these sections and assessments are made against them.
The Computing curriculum at Ryecroft is designed to work closely alongside the PSHCE statutory guidance, in particular the new 2020 Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education. This new curriculum will be mandatory from September 2020 and so is being planned and worked on throughout this academic year for implementation next year.
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW - CLICK TO VIEW
