Computing
Computing Subject Leader – Miss Prescott
Computing Curriculum Intent
The Computing intent is to provide our children with opportunities to access a high quality computing education, which will develop skills such as computational thinking, the creativity to understand and use technology daily in their lives. The aims of the curriculum are to understand principles of information and computation, how digital systems work and to use information technology to express themselves. Computing has deep links with mathematics, science, and design and technology, and provides an insight into both natural and artificial systems.
Computing Strands
- Digital Literacy
- Computer Science
- Information Technology
Our curriculum role model is: Radial Perlman
National Curriculum
For more information about the Computing National Curriculum, please see the link below.
Overview of Units
| EARLY YEARS | |||
| NURSERY | RECEPTION | ||
| COMPUTING CONTENT | COMPUTING CONTENT | ||
| Autumn 2 | Unit 1 – Information Technology Exploring Data | Autumn 2 | Unit 1 – Digital Literacy E-Safety Unit – Online Relationships |
| Spring 2 | Unit 2 – Digital Literacy E-Safety Unit – Self-image and Identity | Spring 1 | Unit 2 – Computer Science Learning From Instructions |
| Spring 2 | Unit 3 – Information Technology Introduction to Data | ||
| Summer 2 | Unit 3 – Computer Science All about Instructions | Summer 1 | Unit 4 – Computer Science Exploring Hardware |
| Summer 2 | Unit 5 – Information Technology Using a Laptop | ||
| KEY STAGE ONE | ||
| YEAR 1 | YEAR 2 | |
| COMPUTING UNIT | COMPUTING UNIT | |
| Autumn 1 | Unit 1– Information Technology Technology Around Us | Unit 1 – Information Technology IT Around Us |
| Autumn 2 | Unit 2 – Information Technology Digital Writing Word Processor | Unit 2 – Information Technology Digital Photography IPads |
| Spring 2 | Unit 3 – Computer Science Moving a Robot BeeBots | Unit 3 – Computer Science Pictograms J2e Data |
| Summer 2 | Unit 4 – Computer Science Programming Animations Scratch Jr | Unit 4 – Computer Science Programming Quizzes Scratch Jr |
| One lesson of Digital Literacy to be taught at the end of each unit | ||
| E-Safety Unit – Digital Literacy Online Bullying | E-Safety Unit – Digital Literacy Privacy and Security | |
| LOWER KEY STAGE TWO | |
| YEAR 3 | YEAR 4 |
| COMPUTING UNIT | COMPUTING UNIT |
| Unit 1 – Information Technology Connecting Computers | Unit 1 – Information Technology The Internet |
| Unit 2 – Information Technology Branching Databases J2e Data | Unit 2 – Computer Science Repetition In Shape Turtle Academy |
| Unit 3 – Computer Science Sequencing Sounds Scratch | Unit 3 – Information Technology Photo Editing Paint.Net |
| Unit 4 – Information Technology Desktop Publishing Canva | Unit 4 – Computer Science Repetition In Games Scratch |
| One lesson of Digital Literacy to be taught at the end of each unit | |
| E-Safety Unit – Digital Literacy Self-image and Identity | E-Safety Unit – Digital Literacy Online Bullying |
| UPPER KEY STAGE TWO | |
| YEAR 5 | YEAR 6 |
| COMPUTING UNIT | COMPUTING UNIT |
| Unit 1 – Information Technology System and Searching | Unit 1 – Information Technology Communication and Collaboration |
| Unit 2 – Information Technology Flat-file Databases J2e Data | Unit 2 – Computer Science Variables in Games Scratch |
| Unit 3 – Computer Science Selection in Quizzes Scratch | Unit 3 – Information Technology Web Page Creation Google Sites |
| Unit 4 – Computer Science Vector Graphics Google Drawings/Powerpoint | E-Safety Unit – Digital Literacy Online Relationship |
| One lesson of Digital Literacy to be taught at the end of each unit | |
| E-Safety Unit – Digital Literacy Privacy and Security | |
At Golborne Community Primary School, we have developed our own, bespoke sequenced and progressive curriculum for Computing, tailored specifically to meet the needs of our pupils. It is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and shaped by our ambitions and the key knowledge we believe to be the most essential.
While the full curriculum documentation is not published online, it is available to review on request at the school.
SMSC in the Computing Curriculum
These documents are correct as of September 2025. We continually review the finer details of the curriculum content to ensure it meets the needs of our pupils. As a result, these ongoing small changes may not be reflected in the above documents.
