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Technology

I Communications Technology

In order to ensure our students are equipped with the skills needed to excel in an ever-changing world we promote ICT/Computing as an integral part of learning. The students follow the National Curriculum programmes of study for Computing which are linked to curriculum content. The emphasis is on developing the skills needed to use ICT safely and effectively as a tool to support and enrich learning and improve progress across the curriculum. From the earliest possible age our children become confident in:

  • Finding things out
  • Developing ideas and making things happen
  • Exchanging and sharing information
  • Reviewing, modifying, and evaluating work as it progresses
  • Coding


They achieve this through:

  • Control technology (Blue-Bots)
  • Mobile technology (tablets)
  • Computing (laptops)


By the end of Year 6 students will be able to:

  • Draft and edit skilfully
  • Create animations
  • Use advanced programming
  • Upload and share work
  • Search databases to respond to questions
  • Write simple to complex computer codes (age dependent)
  • Stay safe online


By the end of Year 9 students will be able to:

  • Design, use and evaluate computational abstractions understand key algorithms that reflect computational thinking
  • Use two or more programming languages
  • Use advanced programming
  • Understand simple logic used in circuits and programming
  • Understand the hardware and software components that make up computer systems
  • Create, reuse, revise and re-purpose digital artefacts for a given audience
  • Understand a range of ways to use technology safely, respectfully, responsibly securely