Computing
Curriculum Intent
At Chyngton, we teach computing to enable children to use technology safely, confidently, creatively and flexibly in order to prepare them for the digital age in which we live. Children learn about the exciting and vibrant world of technology and how to become good digital citizens.
This involves:
• Understanding how computer systems work.
• Using search technologies effectively.
• Developing computational thinking in order to solve problems by writing computer programs.
• Using a wide variety of applications and internet services to design and create content.
• Representing, analysing and evaluating information.
• Using technology safely and responsibly.
• Reporting concerns.
• Understanding how computing is used in the wider world.
Computing Progression Map
Year |
Digital Citizenship (Online Safety and Acceptable Use) |
Computer Science (Technology, Computers, Networks and the Internet) |
ICT (Using Applications) |
Programming |
Data Handling |
1 |
Identify which information is private and which is safe to share and say where to go for help if worried about something. |
Give examples of technology, electronic technology (devices) and label parts of a desktop computer. |
Open files, edit them and save them again. (Include data handling – group data on a prepared table.) |
I can give an algorithm for a simple task. (step by step instructions to reach your goal) I can create and debug a simple program. |
(See ‘Using Applications’) Group data under headings on a prepared spreadsheet.
Maths/Science link: pictogram |
2 |
Explain how to use technology safely and respectfully. |
List some places where information technology is used outside school and say what it is for. |
Create a file, save it and open it later to work on it some more. (Include data handling – group data on a table.) |
I can create and debug a simple program using repetition (counted loops/iteration).
I can look at a program and say what it will do. |
(See ‘Using Applications’) Group data under headings on a spreadsheet they have created themselves.
Maths/Science link: pictogram into bar chart |
3 |
List online safety rules covering what can and should not be put online; how to protect equipment, private information and wellbeing; and how to report concerns about content or contact.
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Explain the different services offered by computer networks.
Changed 2025
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Use more than one piece of software to complete a task.
Successfully search the web to answer questions.
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I can use counted loops containing more than one command (repetition).
(Also create a program using events.) |
Use more than one piece of software to complete a task.
Group data under headings on a spreadsheet they have created themselves using data gathered from the web.
Maths/Science link: tally chart into bar chart |
4 |
Explore several courses of action if worried about online content or contact |
Explain what the devices on a computer network do. |
Explain what happens during a web search (how results are selected and ranked).
Changed 2025
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I can use different kinds of repetition (loops).
Counted loops, infinite loops, conditional loops (while and repeat until loops)
(Also create programs using functions.) |
Carry out a survey and use the data to create a table and bar chart on a spreadsheet. Analyse and evaluate the data.
Maths/Science link: revise tally chart into bar chart |
5 |
I can say which behaviours are acceptable and which are unacceptable and why. |
I can explain how the school computer network connects to the internet and what opportunities the world wide web offers. |
I can create something on the computer from my search results, providing captions for well-chosen pictures and putting well-chosen text into my own words. |
I can use selection (if and then) in programming. |
I can use tables and bar charts on a spreadsheet to work to a budget. I can analyse and evaluate the data.
Maths/Science link: tally chart into bar chart – independent data collection. |
6 |
Explore acceptable/unacceptable and safe/unsafe online behaviours, giving possible courses of action and their potential outcomes. |
Explain how computer networks are good for working with others. |
I can use a variety of applications to create a range of digital content to accomplish given goals. |
I can use variables in programming. |
I can collect continuous data and create a table and line graph on a spreadsheet. Analyse and evaluate the data.
Maths/Science link: select the data needed for the purpose. |