What is Computing?
Computing is understanding the world and expressing ourselves creatively by using electronic devices.

As a small rural school, we want to use Computing to prepare our children for a world which is bigger and more connected than we sometimes realise. We want to be realistic about the risks technology brings, and teach our children to be wise and resilient. But we also want to help them enjoy the possibilities of tech, teaching them how to be creative and efficient, and to see the positive opportunities there are.

We see Computing as a collaborative subject, in which learning from each other is crucial.

The National Curriculum has the aim that all pupils in primary education:

• 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.

Click here for the National Curriculum for computing.

Our lessons at Wilson’s Endowed are designed to be creative and engaging. Over the course of their primary education, our pupils will create multi-media presentations, stop-motion animations, musical arrangements, wearable tech, and 3D models. Crucially, the curriculum is sequenced to provide recall, and to enable the children to build their skills step-by-step.

Click below to see what is taught, when.