Computing
At St Ann’s Heath, we recognise that technology is everywhere and plays a fundamental part of daily life. It is therefore important to us that the children at our school understand how to use the ever-changing technology to express themselves, as tools for learning and as a means to drive their generation forward into the future. We want our pupils to be creators not consumers and our broad curriculum encompassing computer science, information technology and digital literacy reflects this. We recognise that the best prevention for a lot of issues we currently see with technology/social media is through education. Building our knowledge in this subject will allow pupils to effectively demonstrate their learning through creative use of technology.
Computing as a stand-alone subject has a number of key components, each of which we aim to teach and fully instil the value of amongst our pupils. These are:
- Computer Science – Pupils are taught the principles of information and computation, how digital systems work, and how to put this knowledge to use through programming.
- Information Technology – Pupils are equipped to purposefully create programs, systems and a range of content in order to develop products and solutions. They will be able to collect, analyse, evaluate and present data and information.
- Digital Literacy – Pupils are taught to use, access and express oneself through digital technology, including a critical understanding of technology’s impact on the individual and society, at a level suitable for the future and as active participants in a digital world
Intent
- Encourage children to recognise that technology is an integral part of our everyday lives.
- Allow children to become independent, safe, responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology.
- Educate children with how to keep safe online.
- Educate children to use a variety of software and devices confidently to become digitally literate at a level suitable to progress with further education and their chosen career path.
- Model and educate our pupils on how to keep themselves and others safe when using technology.
- Develop problem-solving skills and resilience.
- Support children’s creativity and cross curricular learning to engage children and enrich their experiences in school.
Implementation
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