At Christ Church, Computing is taught discretely in weekly lessons but is also used throughout the primary curriculum to enable children to explore, observe and make exciting discoveries in our ever-changing digital world. Our children are encouraged to use their imagination and skills to create sequences, images, videos, and presentations. Our aim is to provide them with the skills to not only confidently use the technology that exists today but also the life-long skills and passion to continue to develop their love for computing in the future. Our children have access to laptops, iPads and other software which helps to promote an engaging and enticing curriculum.

Computing Key Documents 2024-25

Two year cycle

Spring 1 Learning

Reception - Barefoot winter warmers activity

Ks 1 - Moving a Robot

LKS2 - Sequencing sounds

UPKS2 - Flat file databases

Year 6 - Variables in games

Spring 2 Learning

Reception - Purple Mash - Mini Mash - basic skills

Ks 1 - Grouping data

LKS2 - Branching databases

UPKS2 - Vector drawing

Year 6 - Introduction to spreadsheets

Digital Leaders

At Christ Church, we have a team of Digital Leaders who support their teachers and peers in Computing lessons in class and across school.

A Digital Leader is somebody who likes to help others use computers and is enthusiastic about technology.

Their responsibilities include: assisting in class Computing lessons, sharing key messages about e-safety across school, photographing school events, exploring new websites or apps and monitoring our equipment.

E-Safety

E-Safety is taught explicitly within our Computing curriculum and is also embedded throughout the use of technology across school as at Christ Church, we understand how important it is to promote staying safe online. We follow the Projcet Evolve resources which are based on the UKCIS framework "Education for a Connected World." The framework covers knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes across eight strands of online lives. Our children are taught the SMART rules for online safety which are applicable both at home and in school and we regularly revisit these in our lessons.

Parents guide to discord

Parents guide to whats app

parents guide to you tube

parents guide to tik tok

E-Safety Useful Links for Children

UK Safer Internet Centre (KS1 and KS2) - https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/young-people/resources-3-11s

ThinkUKnow - https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/8_10/watch/ - useful videos to help you stay safe online

The Smart Crew - https://www.childnet.com/resources/the-adventures-of-kara-winston-and-the-smart-crew - these cartoons will explain the 5 e-safety SMART rules and include a real life SMART Crew of young people like you, who guide the characters in their quest and help them make safe online decisions.

Hector, Lee and Kim - https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/4_7/child/ - help for children aged 4-7 to use the internet safely.

Band Runner - https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/8_10/ - help for children aged 8-11 to use the internet safely.