At Snodland Church of England Primary School, we value the importance of the computing curriculum and the skills embedded within this curriculum, which helps to prepare children for life beyond primary school. To enable this, we have a comprehensive E-Safety curriculum which is delivered at the start of each lesson and is supported by Project Evolve. Children begin learning about E-safety within Foundation Stage and revisit the same units (below) and build upon this knowledge each year to enable them to have the understanding to make responsible choices when using digital technology in the world around them:

• Self-Image and Identity and Online Relationships
• Online Reputation and Bullying
• managing online information
• health, well-being and lifestyle
• Privacy and Security
• Copyright and Ownership

The computing curriculum follows Teach Computing’s spiral curriculum ensuring that key knowledge is retained and clear connections are made through revising the same themes. Within each year group children will revisit and build upon these topic areas:

• Computing systems and networks
• Creating media
• Data and information
• Programming

Within the curriculum, there is also opportunities for physical computing linked to our school’s DT curriculum to ensure our children are prepared for a digital literate society. Children will have the opportunity to experience this in:

• Year 5 – Selection in physical computing, which uses a Crumble controller
• Year 6 – Sensing, which uses a micro: bit within their DT project.