At Ryders Green, we strive to give every child, every opportunity, at their one chance in primary school.

Intent

At Ryders Green Primary School, we want to provide aspiration to all of our children despite the barriers they face. To do this we provide opportunities so our children can stand equal with their peers now and in their adult life. We intend for our pupils to be masters of technology. Technology is everywhere and will play a pivotal part in students’ lives, therefore, we want to model and educate our pupils on how to use technology positively, responsibly and safely. We want our pupils to understand that there is always a choice with using technology and at Ryders Green, we utilise technology to model positive use. We recognise that the best prevention for a lot of issues we currently see with technology/social media is through education.

Implementation

Computing will be delivered in a variety of ways across the school, and throughout the academic year. We teach knowledge, understanding and skills needed in Computing through a variety of projects.  Online safety will be delivered through discrete sessions at the start of each new unit. Computing skills will be delivered as discreet lessons where these skills will be taught or explored. Throughout each unit, thematic links will be made with other learning.  Where applicable, Computing skills will be embedded within other curriculum lessons.

Impact

We encourage our children at Ryders Green to enjoy and value the curriculum we deliver. We will constantly ask the WHY behind their learning and not just the HOW. We want learners to discuss, reflect and appreciate the impact computing has on their learning, development and well-being.

Finding the right balance with technology is key to an effective education and a healthy life-style. We feel the way we implement computing helps children realise the need for the right balance and one they can continue to build on in their next stage of education and beyond. We encourage regular discussions between staff and pupils to best embed and understand this. The way pupils showcase, share, celebrate and publish their work will best show the impact of our curriculum. We also look for evidence through reviewing pupil’s knowledge and skills through observing learning regularly, sharing our work in our learning environment and at whole school events.