At Prudhoe Castle First School we follow the National Centre for Computing Education and Project Evolve to fulfil the requirements of the National Curriculum.
At Prudhoe Castle First School we aim to provide children with ‘A high-quality computing education’ that equips them with the required knowledge and skills to participate in a rapidly changing world.
Through our computing curriculum, we aim to give our pupils the life-skills that will enable them to embrace and utilise new technology in a socially responsible and safe way, in order to flourish and operate in the 21st century workplace.
We want children to become autonomous, independent users of computing technologies, gaining confidence and enjoyment from their activities.
Technology is used to support learning across the entire curriculum, ensuring that our curriculum is accessible to every child. Not only do we want them to be digitally literate and competent end-users of technology, but through our computer science lessons, we want them to develop creativity, resilience and problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
We offer our pupils a breadth of experience to develop their understanding of themselves as individuals within their community, but also as members of a wider global community and as responsible digital citizens. (National Curriculum)
Computing is an important part of the wider curriculum and is not only taught as a stand alone subject but is integral to Design Technology, Science and Maths.
