In line with the 2014 National Curriculum for Computing, our aim is to provide a high-quality computing education which equips children to use computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world.  

By the time they leave St Mary’s, children will have gained key knowledge and skills in the three main areas of the computing curriculum: computer science (programming and understanding how digital systems work), information technology (using computer systems to store, retrieve and send information) and digital literacy (evaluating digital content and using technology safely and respectfully).  The objectives within each strand support the development of learning across the key stages, ensuring a solid grounding for future learning and beyond. 

Teachers use the ‘Teach Computing’ scheme as a starting point for the planning of their computing lessons, which are often richly linked to engaging contexts in other subjects and topics.  Knowledge and skills are mapped across each topic and year group to ensure systematic progression.  It is a spiral curriculum, with topics regularly revisited.  Important vocabulary is also regularly revisited throughout the topics.

We have Chromebooks and iPads to ensure that all year groups have the opportunity to use a range of devices and programs for many practical purposes across the wider curriculum, as well as in discrete computing lessons.  Employing cross-curricular links motivates pupils and supports them to make connections and remember the steps they have been taught.

Computing Progression of Learning

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