About this curriculum

We aim to offer high-quality instruction that delivers a comprehensive understanding of computing, encompassing not only the 'how' but also the 'why' and the 'what next.' Our goal is to provide a robust foundation of skills, knowledge, and conceptual understanding that our students can carry with them into various future scenarios, allowing them to not just navigate but truly thrive in the digital era that defines our world today.

Intent

Computing is a key life skill for the modern child, and we are highly aware at Widey of the importance of creating digitally literate children who can safely and responsibly use a range of programmes. We aim to teach them transferable skills that will remain relevant through their lifetime as technology evolves.

Implementation

Each unit throughout their time at school begins with children discussing the desired outcome for their project and tinkering with the software before planning what they will do to achieve their outcome. We then allow and encourage them to create, make and produce content using a range of apps and software appropriate for their skillset. Moving on, pupils spend time considering ways to modify and improve their projects to get the best results possible.

Upon completing their desired outcome, pupils are given the opportunity to reflect and consider how effectively they have achieved their goal. It is important that at the end of each unit, learners are given the opportunity to publish and exhibit their work to the world embedding skills from the Digital Literacy curriculum. ROCKS is used within each unit to ensure that new learning and skills are embedded.

Impact

Children will gain confidence, knowledge and transferable skill set with a range of technologies. Children will be able to revisit skills from previous units that have been taught and gain a deeper understanding over time. Children will use technology to enhance their learning across the curriculum.  Most importantly, children will become safe citizens online, who question the validity and reliability of information accessed.

They will show positive behaviours online and will understand where to go with any concerns. The children will be able to identify the next steps in reducing future possible dangers and also consider their own privacy and the privacy of others in a range of settings.

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Saturday morning activities…part 2! ⭐️💚
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The members of our choir, Mrs Irvine and Mrs Keach had a wonderful time at Manadon Vale yesterday! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Morning campers! The best first night! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Ready for our three course breakfast!!!
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Evening activities and fun done for the night! Children have had a nibble from the treat box and are now getting ready for bed! Night Night! X x 💚
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Year 4 are settling into Barton Hall life! Enjoy our first meal! We have full bellies before heading to our rooms and then we have an evening of games! 💚⭐️
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It was a pleasure to accompany Miss Davies and a few Year 6s to a rounders evening at Stoke Damerel after school tonight! The children worked so well as a team showing respect and encouragement with each other …especially in this heat! Thank you for organising Miss Davies! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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So proud of our Field Gun crews who competed on the Hoe for Armed Forces Day. They won 4 trophies!!🏆🏆🏆🏆. Well done to everyone involved and thank you to those who came to support! 👏🏼🥳
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A special thank you to Scaff-Tec for sponsoring our ‘Runners’ field gun team! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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A special thank you to PQA for sponsoring our ‘Gunners’ field gun team! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Good luck to our two field gun crews today! If you are up on the Hoe today, here are the times of our runs: Gunners: 10:30 13:10 16:30 Runners: 11.20 14:00 15:50 Hope to see you there! 💚⭐️💚⭐️
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Year 5 have had a fabulous day at Lead Learners Day at Sir John Hunt secondary school! They had a fun day of sport, art, IT, biology and team games! A little taster of what’s to come when they reach Year 7! ⭐️💚⭐️💚
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Getting ready for armed forces day!! With one of our sponsor’s logos displayed behind our tent! Good luck to our two field gun teams ahead of the tournament tomorrow! A huge thank you to Mrs Maiden, Mr Rea, Mrs Lambourne and Leon for getting the children prepped and ready over the last few months! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you are the Hoe tomorrow, please come and support our two teams!
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We are so very sad to say goodbye to Mrs Maiden today. We wish her all the best in her new role as Family and Community Solutions Co-ordinator - the families will be so lucky to work with you! ⭐️ Heartfelt thanks for all your support over the last 16.5 years with our pupils, staff, families and wider community! You will be missed! X x 💚💚
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Can you spot our decorated field gun wheels? Thank you Mrs Maiden and Year 6 forces children! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Superb performance tonight! A little snippet from the Big Sing + ⭐️🎤🎶 We are so proud of you!
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We are so proud of our Big Sing + Choir who are performing alongside the Legacy Choir and school choirs from across the City! Thank you Mrs Irvine for organising this very special event! 🎶🎤⭐️
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Year 4 are working had at the tennis tournament at Life Centre! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLAOfMKtleD/?igsh=azF6OHluOGZyczdi Geddon….! Look who’s back at Widey Court! This year designing and making pizzas! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We can’t wait! 🍕Curly Gaz is back!
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Our Year 6 Service children worked hard with Mrs Dawes to decorate three field gun wheels. They depicted Communication, Home & Deployment. These will form part of a display in Drakes Circus from Monday 23 June leading up to Armed Forces Day on 28 June. Well done!! They look amazing!⭐️
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