“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.”
Albert Einstein
Redriff’s Computing Intent
Our Computing curriculum:
- allows students to gain both declarative knowledge (facts, rules and principles) and procedural knowledge (knowing how).
- equips students to be empowered and safe users of technology
- is meaningful and purposeful
- is inclusive of all
- fosters a love of computing
Redriff’s Computing Implementation
Our Computing curriculum:
- focuses on three content areas where students will make progression:
- Computer Science – the scientific discipline of computer science, covering principles such as algorithms, data structures, programming, systems architecture, design and problem-solving.
- Information Technology – the assembly, deployment and configuration of digital systems to meet user needs for particular purposes.
- Digital Literacy – the basic skill or ability to use a computer confidently, effectively and safely, including the ability to use office software and the ability to use a web browser and internet search engines.
- is underpinned by the national curriculum, is responsive to online safety needs and is planned with cross curricular learning
- is deliberately well sequenced to support children making connections through year groups
- uses a variety of high quality resources which support computing activities
- ensures all children secure concepts and key vocabulary before moving on
- provides opportunities for children to talk about the computing and make connections to the real world
- supports all children to make excellent progress
Redriff’s Computing Impact
Our children:
- are confident talking about their computing journey
- are empowered and safe users of computers and related technologies
- are passionate about their computing learning and progress
- thrive when they are challenged in computing
- enjoy and are curious about the key elements of computing and want to explore further
- understand the links of computing to our everyday life
Pupil voices:
“You can programme things and its fun”
“We make instructions on scratch”
“It will help us if we want to be a designer when we grow up”