Newhey Community Primary School

Our vision for Computing

The vision of our computing scheme of work is that children will:

• be critical thinkers and be able to understand how to make informed and appropriate digital choice in the future
• Understand the importance that computing will have going forward in both their educational and working life and in their social and personal futures.
• Understand how to balance time spent on technology and time spent away from it in a jealthy and appropriate manner.
• Understand that technology helps to showcase their ideas and creativity. They will know that different types fo software and hardware can help them achieve a broad variety of artistic and practical aims.
• Show a clear progression of technical skills acros all areas of the National Curriculum - compueter science, information technology and digital literacy.
• Be able to use technology both indivdually and as part of a collaborative team.
• Be able to use technology both individually and as part of a collaborative team.
• Be aware of online safety issues and protocols and be able to deal with any problems in a responsible and appropriate manner.
• Have an awareness of developments in technology and have an idea of how current technologies work and relate to one another.
• Meet the end of key stage expectations outlined in the National Curriculum for Computing.

"Everybody should learn to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think." 

Steve Jobs, former CEO and creator of Apple.