Overview
Curriculum Design
Each year the Computing Lead undertakes a full and comprehensive review of the current scheme of work and it's effectiveness for our children. The Computing Lead will then map out the progression of knowledge and skills across each year group ensuring that each new year builds on previous learning.
At Newbold Church School. we are now using the KAPOW scheme of work which forms the basis for our entire Computing curriculum. This high quality curriculum is in line with the 2014 National Curriculum and we believe it works successfully with our children.
The 2014 National Curriculum highlights the importance of using technology safely and responsibly. This is taught through the KAPOW scheme of work alongside our bespoke approach to ensuring our children are taught to possess a rich bank of knowledge and skills to stay safe online.
The National Curriculum for Computing aims to ensure that all pupils:
- can understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation
- can analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems
- can evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems
- are responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology
The KAPOW scheme of work offers high quality experiences and effective transition between each key stage and year group. The knowledge and skills we want our children to know are built on year by year with progression clearly mapped out.
Teaching and Learning
All teaching is based on the KAPOW scheme ensuring there is clear progression inline with the 2014 National Curriculum.
Assessment
From Y1 to Year 6, children are assessed against the FFT Assessment tool which matches each one of the attainment targets set out in the Computing National Curriculum. The Assessment tool allows the Computing Lead and Class Teachers to monitor and measure the progress of all children in our school in each broken down skill . Teachers conduct a pre-task informal assessment and post task informal assessment to identify whether children are working towards, at or greater depth against each assessment target. In EYFS, teachers use summative assessments to track children's progress.