Knayton C of E Primary Academy

Computing and E-Safety

Our intent for our computing approach is to equip children for our ever-developing technological world and to ensure that they behave responsibly online. Computing is woven throughout our curriculum and is an integral part of all learning. Our children will be inspired and challenged, through a safe and happy learning environment, to achieve excellent standards including all aspects of the National Curriculum objectives for computing

Our intent is for children to:

Be equipped for our ever developing technological world
Become versatile, confident and skilled to use technology to support their learning creatively
Have the opportunity to explore and develop their computing skills in a variety of ways through different technologies
Be equipped with the knowledge to recognise acceptable and unacceptable behaviour online and know how to report concerns about this
Achieve their absolute potential by having the highest expectations of their learning
Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour and identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact
Be confident to ask questions and extend their knowledge.

We implement our Computing curriculum through:

In EYFS, we implement computing through a wide range of technological toys. We use iPads to support reading, phonics and maths
We teach children about the importance of keeping themselves safe when using electronic equipment and the internet
Cross-curricular ‘Learning Missions’. The curriculum is mapped from Understanding the World in EYFS to Year 6. The curriculum progresses each year (See curriculum progression document). These learning missions are relevant for our children and can be applied to real life contexts
Beginning with a launch to spark children’s interests, engage them in their learning and end with a landing to celebrate the learning journey. High quality core texts are used to further enhance the curriculum
A core text approach to link knowledge across the curriculum
'Focus tasks’, which every child completes linked to National Curriculum objectives.
A choice of additional activities to further learning, practise retrieval and apply their knowledge to different contexts. These include a variety of learning opportunities, so every child has the opportunity to show their strengths and skills
Learning Mission journeys reflect what is being taught, vocabulary, relevant diagrams, photos and knowledge organisers
Developing robust e-safety policies and procedures
Regularly reviewing and improving our e-safety provision and logging and monitoring any concerns
All staff members, parents and children attend an annual ‘Go Wise Online’ e-safety session, which provides information, helpful resources and a chance to ask questions to a trained specialist.
Parents receive regular internet safety advice and are encouraged to speak to staff if they have any questions.

Nurture and relationships allow adults to support children to safe explore new technologies and challenge themselves

Learning mission books are high quality, show a range of art and evidence the highest expectations

A creative and innovative approach using a range of high quality resources and advanced technologies

Please click here for our knowledge, skills and vocabulary progression documents for computing:

Please see below for our recommended reads for computing:

The impact of our approach is:

Children have confidence in using a variety of technologies, and know how to use them to communicate and enhance their learning
Children understand the importance of staying safe online and what to do if they have any concerns

Please click here to see our E-safety page.