The aim of the Computing curriculum at Croft is to provide a high-quality computing education; which equips children to build and apply computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world. The curriculum will teach children key knowledge in a safe and responsible manner.
We provide a knowledge rich, varied curriculum which fuses both key skills and concepts together whilst also challenging pupils to become greater computational thinkers. By using progressive objectives and revisiting strands, across year groups, using a range of themes, hardware and software, it allows children to securely embedded knowledge by applying key skills. Children develop the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, analytical problem-solving skills and learn to evaluate and apply information technology skills.
A key part of learning is online safety. This is taught through Computing lessons as well as PSHCE lessons and assemblies. This enables children to become responsible, competent, confident and creative users of technology, both at school and at home.
We want children to leave Croft confident to use a range of hardware and software and to be able to produce high-quality purposeful products. At Croft, the curriculum we use gives pupils pieces of a toolkit which enables them to move forward to be an active participant in a vast growing digital world, becoming confident and respectful digital citizens, making the impossible possible and creating solutions to problems in everyday life.