STM Computing
At St Thomas More’s we equip children to use computational thinking and creativity to enable them to become active participants in the digital world. We provide a computing curriculum that is designed to balance acquiring a broad and deep knowledge, alongside opportunities to apply skills in various digital contexts. Beyond teaching computing discreetly, we give children the opportunity to apply and develop what they have learnt across wider learning in the curriculum.
Our computing curriculum focuses on key computer skills, communicating through text and images, communicating through multimedia, understanding and sharing data and computational thinking and programming. In addition to this, online safety is taught regularly throughout the year to ensure the children know how to stay safe online and are educated in the ever-changing digital world.
Our children learn about:
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■ Algorithms — Be able to comprehend, design, create, and evaluate algorithms
■ Computer networks — Understand how networks can be used to retrieve and share information, and how they come with associated risks
■ Computer systems — Understand what a computer is, and how its constituent parts function together as a whole
■ Creating media — Select and create a range of media including text, images, sounds, and video
■ Data and information — Understand how data is stored, organised, and used to represent real-world artefacts and scenarios
■ Design and development — Understand the activities involved in planning, creating, and evaluating computing artefacts
■ Effective use of tools — Use software tools to support computing work
■ Impact of technology — Understand how individuals, systems, and society as a whole interact with computer systems
■ Programming — Create software to allow computers to solve problems
■ Safety and security — Understand risks when using technology, and how to protect individuals and systems
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We follow a scheme of learning developed by the National Centre for computing education. Please click the link below for more information
Please click here for information about our Computing curriculum