Computing at Lordship Lane

Aims

Our high-quality computing education at Lordship Lane aims to inspire pupils to become active participants in a digital world, through an understanding of the importance of technology so they gain life-skills to enable them to embrace, use and develop new technology in a rapidly changing society with a passion to continue to develop their love for computing in future life.

Cultural Capital

At Lordship Lane, pupils are given every opportunity to participate in a wide range of learning experiences beyond their classroom. We have forged links with local secondary schools that give children opportunities to experience computing at secondary level.

Our Computing curriculum is designed to give all pupils, particularly the disadvantaged, the knowledge and cultural capital they need to succeed in life.

Curriculum

• Curriculum Foundations. At Lordship Lane we use and adapt the Purple Mash Scheme of work to teach the skills and knowledge that the children need during their computing lessons.   

• EYFS Children explore and investigate the world around them. There are many opportunities for children to use technology to solve problems and produce creative outcomes. Mini Mash is a safe online space for children in the Early Years to learn, create and explore. It helps to support children to explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants

• KS1 Within KS1, children learn how to create and debug simple programs.  They learn how to use technology safely and respectfully. They will recognise common uses of information technology beyond school.

• KS2 Across KS2, children design, write and debug programs which accomplish simple goals.  Children use logical reasoning to explain how simple algorithms work (the steps needed to design, write and debug programs).  They learn how to use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly.  Children use a variety of software and hardware to accomplish a simple goal.  For example, using cameras, Audacity and Windows Movie Maker to create a film.

• Across the Key Stages, children are taught to keep themselves safe online.

Lesson Overviews and NC Links

The documents below provide an overview of the lessons taught in KS1 & KS2. They also show the links and objectives covered from the National Curriculum in Computing.

Golden Threads: 

In Computing, we have 4 golden threads that weave their way through as they are taught and built upon as the curriculum progresses through the school. They are: Computer Science, Information Technology, Digital Literacy / Esafety.

Half termly overview

	Autumn 1		Autumn 2		Spring 1		Spring 2	Summer 1		Summer 2
Year 1	Online Safety & Exploring Purple Mash	Grouping & Sorting	Pictograms	Lego Builders	Maze Explorers		Animated Story Books	Coding		Spreadsheets	Technology outside school
Main tool			2Count		2Go		2Create A Story	2Code		2Calculate
Year 2	Coding		Online Safety	Spreadsheets	Questioning		Effective Searching	Creating Pictures		Making Music	Presenting Ideas
Main tool	2Code			2Calculate	2Question 2Investigate			2Paint A Picture		2Sequence
Year 3	Coding		Online safety	Spreadsheets	Touch Typing	Email (inc. email safety)	Branching Databases	Simulations	Graphing	Presenting
Main tool	2Code			2Calculate	2Type	2Email	2Question	2Simulate	2Graph	PowerPoint or Google Slides
Year 4	Coding		Online Safety	Spreadsheets	Writing for Different Audiences		Logo	Animation	Effective Searching	Hardware Investigators	Making Music
Main tool	2Code			2Caluate			2Logo	2Animate			Busy Beats
Year 5	Coding		Online Safety	Spreadsheets	Databases		Game Creator	3D Modelling		Concept Maps	Word Processing
Main tool	2Code			2Calculate	2Investigate		2DIY 3D	2Design & Make		2Connect	MS Word or Google Docs
Year 6	Coding		Online Safety	Spreadsheets	Blogging		Text Adventures	Networks	Quizzing	Understanding Binary	Spreadsheets
Main tool	2Code			2Calculate	2Blog				2Quiz		Excel or Google Sheets

 

Links to Other Subjects

There are opportunities to incorporate the computational skills into other subjects. Resources could be adapted or created to match topics.

Units that link to the maths curriculum:

• Year 1: Grouping and Sorting
• Year 1: Pictograms
• Year 2: Questioning
• Year 3: Branching Databases
• Year 3: Graphing
• Year 5: Databases
• Year 6: Spreadsheets
• All years: Spreadsheet units

Units that could be part of English lessons:

• Year 3: Simulations
• Year 4: Writing for Different Audiences
• Year 5: Word Processing

Online safety units can be part of PSHE lessons; there is a strong link between the learning objectives related to online safety with many of the online safety lessons aligning with PSHE objectives.

Skills check & Progression overview

The skills have been mapped against the National Curriculum and the Purple Mash Scheme of Work. Each year group below shows the skills progression overview.