Computing at Abbotswood
Rationale for the computing curriculum at Abbotswood
At Abbotswood Primary School, we believe that every child should have the opportunity to use and experience a range of new technologies. We aim to encourage children to become computer literate, enabling them to fulfil their potential in an increasingly computer-dominated world. Learning key computer skills develops essential typing, research, coding and data handling concepts, which will support our children throughout their future.
Aims of computing at Abbotswood:
As a school we aim to:
How is computing taught at Abbotswood?
Computing is taught weekly at Abbotswood Primary School. The children are given the opportunity to use a range of technologies including laptops, I-pads and a range of physical resources (Beebots and Probots). To enhance the well-structured and progressive computing curriculum with clear links between year groups, the school makes use of a range of computer programmes including Discovery Education coding as well as many cross-curricular programmes, for example; TTRockstars and Spelling Shed.
Online safety is a key element of the computing curriculum and at Abbotswood, a minimum of 1 lesson is taught each term, following the Digital Literacy scheme of work.
If you have any questions about computing, please contact our computing subject leader - Miss Sian Griffiths.