Computing has deep links with mathematics, science, and design and technology, and provides insights into both natural and artificial systems.  Computing also ensures that pupils become digitally literate – able to use, and express themselves and develop their ideas through information and communication technology – at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world.

At Sacred Heart Primary, we believe that Computing is an integral part of preparing children to live in a world where technology is continuously and rapidly evolving, so much so that children are being prepared to work with technology that doesn’t even exist yet. For this reason, we feel that it is important that children are able to participate in the creation of these new tools to fully grasp the relevance of and the possibilities of emerging technologies thus preparing them for the world of work.

The national curriculum for computing aims to ensure that all pupils:  

• can understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation  
• can analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems  
• can evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems  
• are responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology.

Our adaptive Ipad curriculum ensures we are at the centre of the evolving e-safety/digital landscape.