Our Vision

At St Margaret’s CE Primary School, we believe every child is Created to Shine. In Computing, we nurture each child’s talents and curiosity so they grow in confidence and understanding. Our curriculum is rooted in our values of Love and Aspire-  love for learning and for one another, and the aspiration to reach their full potential. The Computing scheme supports spiritual, moral, social and cultural development by encouraging pupils to explore different perspectives, reflect on ethical issues, collaborate with others and appreciate cultural diversity through subject specific content. Through our online safety lessons we learn to love one another and be kind online. 

Our Aims

Our Computing curriculum aims to help pupils build knowledge, develop key skills, and find joy in learning. We encourage curiosity, creativity, and confidence so that every child can love learning and aspire to achieve their best. We aim for all children to:

• Confidently and independently use and apply information technology skills to support and extend their learning and be safe when participating in activities online. 

• Encourage pupils to become resourceful, active citizens who will have the skills to contribute to and improve the world around them. 

• Be ambitious, ensuring all learners’ fulfil their full potential to achieve.

How We Teach

Our curriculum is carefully sequenced from Early Years to Year 6 to ensure learning builds step by step. Lessons are practical, engaging and inclusive, allowing all pupils to access the subject and succeed. We focus on developing key vocabulary, understanding and meaningful application of knowledge. At St Margarets CE  Primary School we use the Kapow scheme of work to teach computing lessons. Lessons are taught through whole class lessons, usually using either an iPad or a Chromebook. Our scheme of work ensures progression each year by developing the pupils' understanding of computer science, information technology and digital literacy to meet the expectations set out in the national curriculum. New learning is weighted towards the beginning of each key stage, allowing regular opportunities to revisit, consolidate and apply it in subsequent years. As a result, knowledge and skill development may appear more concentrated in some year groups than others. 

The Kapow computing scheme of work has been designed as a spiral curriculum with the following key principles in mind:

• Cyclical  - pupils return to key knowledge and skills again and again during their time in primary school.

• Increasing depth - each time a skill is revisited, it is covered with greater complexity

• Prior knowledge - pupils build upon previous foundations rather than starting again. 

The Difference It Makes

We know our curriculum is successful when pupils can talk confidently about their learning, show pride in their work, and demonstrate progress over time. Pupils enjoy Computing and understand its importance in everyday life. Through hands-on experiences it allows pupils to use technology purposefully and creatively to solve problems and complete tasks. Pupils are able to demonstrate their learning by showcasing their skills through cross-curricular learning, helping them develop a broader understanding of key concepts and skills. Pupils enjoy computing lessons and are always confident and enthusiastic, especially when exploring programming units.