{"id":699,"date":"2022-12-15T14:01:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T14:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp2022.st-chads-newcastle.staffs.sch.uk\/?page_id=699"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:29:48","slug":"computing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/st-chads-newcastle.staffs.sch.uk\/?page_id=699","title":{"rendered":"Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\"\"At St Chad\u2019s, we believe that a comprehensive education in computing is essential, and will enable our children to develop the creative, technological and computational thinking skills that will allow them to be active participants in a world that is becoming increasingly more digital. We know that children are accessing technology at ever younger ages, and so we believe that it is our responsibility to ensure that every child in our school begins their computing education from their very first day. We want our children to understand technology, not just use it, and so our aim is to provide a curriculum which embeds a deep understanding of all three of the core strands of computing (information technology, digital literacy, and computer science). We endeavour to provide our pupils with the dedicated time necessary to achieve mastery in these subjects, deepen their knowledge, and become responsible digital citizens. Our fully inclusive computing curriculum follows the \u2018no child left behind\u2019 ethos and we are fully committed to ensuring that children keep up, not catch up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Computing covers a broad and diverse set of skills, which are implemented throughout the curriculum, across different subjects and in all year groups. In the Early Years department, children complete activities that develop their computational thinking skills every day, from creating and recognising patterns, to learning to give and follow instructions, and to solve simple every-day problems, such as buttoning a coat. All of these essential life skills help young children to develop abilities which will be essential to their future computing education. Lesson plans developed from the Barefoot Computing scheme, in line with the Early Years Statutory Framework, provide opportunities for these skills to be introduced and refined.<\/p>

From KS1 upwards, we use the Teach Computing Curriculum, a scheme developed by the National Centre for Computing Education, which has been created by computing experts based on the latest pedagogical research. The Teach Computing curriculum has been tailored specifically for our school to ensure progression across our two-year cycle, and covers all National Curriculum requirements.<\/p>

Within this scheme, children are given the opportunity to receive an inclusive and ambitious computing education, which covers ten key strands of computing:<\/p>