Computing

At Broughton Fields, we know that technology is everywhere and will play a pivotal role in our children’s lives. We want our children to be active, confident and positive participants in the digital world, where they can contribute as creators, not just as consumers.  We teach our children about being safe and responsible online through our online-safety curriculum which is woven throughout all areas of our computing curriculum and is explored in our PSHE learning too.

We raise our pupils’ aspirations by exposing them to links to real-life opportunities and role-models from the world of technology and therefore open their minds to future possibilities.  Our children are encouraged to communicate ideas and information in a variety of forms, recognising and appreciating the positive impact technology can have upon our lives. We understand that to fully embed learning in information technology, skills must be revisited and practised so we exploit technology in order to develop digital literacy and enhance learning in other subject areas. On leaving school, we expect our children to be competent in using a range of technology so that they have the independence and confidence to decide upon the best tool to fulfil tasks set.

We want our children to be skilful computer scientists so we teach programming through the principles of PRIMM, allowing children to use and modify programs as a pathway to confidently and competently creating their own. We allow children opportunities to explore technology and try things out for themselves.  We want our children to confidently choose their own path through the digital world with an awareness of their responsibilities as digital citizens and to be masters of their own destinations within it. We want them to continually add to their skills set and develop into well-rounded and computer literate digital citizens. 

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