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Computing

At Red Rose Primary School we provide pupils with a computing curriculum that:

  • Gives increasing competence in coding for a variety of first hand practical and inventive purposes, including the application of ideas within other subjects. Building each year on skills that have been learned in previous years.
  • Develops their ability to connect with others safely and respectfully, understanding the need to act within the law and with moral and ethical integrity, as a global citizen.
  • Gives an understanding of the connected nature of devices.
  • Improves their ability to communicate ideas effectively and creatively by using applications and devices throughout the curriculum.
  • Develop their ability to collect, organise and manipulate data effectively.
  • Develops pupils ability to critically evaluate information found through internet searches.

As a result of the computing curriculum, our pupils will be able to:

  • Use online resources and searches in a safe way.
  • Keep themselves safe when using social media as they grow older.
  • Recognise the opportunities and dangers of being online.
  • Produce increasing complex programming of online objects, sprites, and physical objects, robotics.
  • Use computing to produce, store, edit and share successfully a range of digital products including word-processed pieces, presentations, photographic images, video productions and audio items.