Computers are essential to children’s lives at school and at home and one day, the work place. The Computing curriculum focuses on ‘Computational Thinking’ which is a skill children must be taught so they are ready for the future, and ever-changing, workplace and to take part in the rapidly changing digital world. ‘Computational Thinking’ is a problem-solving process that includes the following characteristics: Analysing and logically organising data, formulating problems such that computers may assist, Identifying, testing, and implementing possible solutions, algorithmic thinking and applying these key skills to other problems. We want our children at Highlands to think of Computing as fun but we also want them to see that it allows them to solve problems, design systems and explore and understand the endless possibilities of the computer based technology.

At Highlands, our children are given the opportunities to develop their computer skills using a range of IT equipment to provide them with the computing knowledge that they will need for the rest of their lives.

	Progression in Computing	[pdf 77KB]
	Computing Intent	[pdf 133KB]