We believe that the teaching of Computing at Eskdale prepares our children to become responsible communicators, collaborators and analysts, in an imaginative and creative developing world.
The learning of Computing is rooted in all our core values, equipping the children with the life skills that will enable them to embrace and utilise technology in a socially responsible and safe way.
Our core intent is to enable all pupils to strive to:
✓ Develop an understanding of how technology makes a difference to them in all aspects of their lives
✓ Use their knowledge to decide which technology to use to help them reach the desired outcome
✓ Understand the importance of staying safe online and conducting themselves in responsible, respectful and courteous manner
✓ Ensure they become digitally literate at a level appropriate for the future workplace and an active participant of the digital world
✓ Become ‘Computational Thinkers’
Computing skills are taught discretely and then applied through the rest of the curriculum where appropriate, and where possible linked to units of work being taught in each year group. This is especially important for the teaching of e-safety which should be applied to all aspects of computing.
To allow our pupils to achieve, our method of teaching incorporates specific meta-cognitive strategies to all pupils to retain the learning of both skill and knowledge. Appropriate levels of challenge are provided for pupils to allow for the development of metacognitive strategies and avoid cognitive overload.