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Melbury College

Melbury College

A partnership that includes Melrose Secondary & Primary Schools, Canterbury Campus, Lavender Campus, Whatley Campus and Cobham Court.

Computing

At Melrose Primary, we want to prepare children for future jobs that may not exist yet using technology that may not yet have been developed. In order to do this, we want to instil in our children the skills they need to solve problems and remain safe online as well as the knowledge they need of digital systems to successfully create programmes and use technology as an effective form of communicating.

We are able to provide our pupils with a range of devices including iPads and Chromebooks to support their learning in computing. The platform for our Computing Curriculum is through Google Suite which is a secure, office and productivity app based service stored in the cloud.  Pupils have their own accounts which enables them to complete individual and collaborative computing projects.  

Computing Outcomes for the end of Key Stage 2: 

  • Children design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals.
  • Children use logical reasoning to explain how simple algorithms work including debugging.
  • Children are able to use search technologies effectively.
  • Children can use and combine a variety of software including analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information.
  • Children understand the opportunities for communication and collaboration that being online provides.
  • Children all use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly, and recognise acceptable and unacceptable behaviour.

We use schemes of learning by Switched on Computing to support the teaching of these skills.

Melrose Primary School

Computing Overview 2023-24

Kapow Computing Units

 

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Years 1/2

Programming

Creating media

Data handling

Programming

Creating Media

Data Handling

Bee-Bots

Digital Imagery

Online Safety unit 1

Introduction to data

Scratch Jr

Stop-Motion

International Space Station

Years 3/4

Computer systems and networks

Data handling

Computer systems and networks

Computer systems and networks

Data handling

Skills showcase

Network and the internet

Comparison cards

Online Safety unit 4

Journey inside a computer

Collaborative learning

Investigating weather

HTML

Years 5/6

Programming

Creating media

Computer systems and networks

Data handling

Data handling

Programming

Programming: Music

Stop motion animation

Search engines

Big data 1

Big data 2

Introduction to Python