Intent
At Rattlesden School, ICT and Computing is a foundation subject. Through our curriculum, we aim to give our pupils the life-skills that will enable them to embrace and utilise new technology in a socially responsible, positive and safe way in order to flourish in an ever-changing digital world. We want our pupils to be responsible digital citizens and be able to thrive in the 21st century. We also want our ICT and Computing curriculum to support our children’s creativity and cross-curricular learning in order to engage children and enrich their experiences in school.
Implementation
ICT and Computing is taught each term in a 6-week block in all classes in KS1 and 2, following units from Teach Computing. Where possible, ICT and computing is linked to other subjects to enhance the children’s learning. We also have an afterschool coding and Lego club for both KS1 and 2. Online safety is taught through our computing and PSHE curriculum. Some of our older pupils are online safety cadets, who lead whole school assemblies, activities and competitions to further raise the profile of online safety. In Early Years, the children begin thinking about what to do if something they don’t like appears on a screen they are watching, they use programmable and electronic toys and are exposed to technology in their teaching and learning.
At Rattlesden School, ICT and Computing is a foundation subject. Through our curriculum, we aim to give our pupils the life-skills that will enable them to embrace and utilise new technology in a socially responsible, positive and safe way in order to flourish in an ever-changing digital world. We want our pupils to be responsible digital citizens and be able to thrive in the 21st century. We also want our ICT and Computing curriculum to support our children’s creativity and cross-curricular learning in order to engage children and enrich their experiences in school.
Implementation
ICT and Computing is taught each term in a 6-week block in all classes in KS1 and 2, following units from Teach Computing. Where possible, ICT and computing is linked to other subjects to enhance the children’s learning. We also have an afterschool coding and Lego club for both KS1 and 2. Online safety is taught through our computing and PSHE curriculum. Some of our older pupils are online safety cadets, who lead whole school assemblies, activities and competitions to further raise the profile of online safety. In Early Years, the children begin thinking about what to do if something they don’t like appears on a screen they are watching, they use programmable and electronic toys and are exposed to technology in their teaching and learning.
Some websites to use at home:
Scratch Coding online (KS2)
Coding playground
Microbit coding (KS2)
BBC Bitesize Computing (lots of information and videos)
Sketchpad (online art program for KS2)
Tinkercad (online 3D art program for Years 5 and 6)
J2 data (for KS1 and Year 3)
Also try these apps on an ipad or iphone:
Coding: Beebot (EY and KS1), Scratch Junior (Years 2 and 3) and LightBot (KS2)
Art: DoInk, Tux Paint and Scibiloo (great for KS1)
Filming: imovie, stickbot, stopmotion
Google programs (like Google Docs, sheets or slides) are great tools to use to present information for KS2.
Taking and editing photos and videos is also a great way for the children to improve their computing skills too!
See our online safety page for lots of links!
Stop Frame Animation in Year 1 and 2
Programming in Year 3 and 4 using Scratch to create mazes and in Year 1 and 2 using Beebots
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