Digital Literacy
Computer Science
Information Technology
Computing: Year 1 Overview
Unit
Unit Summary
National
Curriculum
Off
computer
iAlgorithm
iProgram iPad
iWrite
(6 weeks)
(5/6 weeks)
(4 weeks)
activities
to
support Designing and developing algorithms and
understanding of algorithms
Introduces the children to basic word
programs that solve puzzles with BeeBot and
processing. They learn how to enter
BeeBot Pyramid
and print text, save and retrieve work.
Algorithms & Programming
Algorithms & Programming
Digital Literacy
Communication & Collaboration
Information Technology
Information Technology
Communication & Collaboration
Focus
Coverage
Objectives
•
•
understand what algorithms are; how
•
understand what algorithms are; how
•
use technology purposefully to
they are implemented as programs on
they are implemented as programs on
create, organise, store,
digital devices and that programs
digital devices and that programs execute
manipulate and retrieve digital
execute by following precise and
by following precise and unambiguous
content
unambiguous instructions
instructions
create and debug simple programs
•
create and debug simple programs
•
use logical reasoning to predict the
•
behaviour of simple programs
•
use technology purposefully to create,
organise, store, manipulate and
use logical reasoning to predict the
behaviour of simple programs
•
recognise common uses of information
technology beyond school
retrieve digital content
•
recognise common uses of
information technology beyond
school
Computing: Year 2 Overview
Unit
Unit Summary
iProgram iPad
iSearch
iSafe
(5/6 weeks)
(5/6 weeks)
(5 weeks)
Designing and developing algorithms and
Using the web to find things out
programs to create simple animations with
Personal information and being safe
online
Daisy the Dinosaur
National
Curriculum
Focus
Coverage
Algorithms & Programming
Computer Networks
Digital Literacy
Information Technology
Digital Literacy
Communication & Collaboration
Communication & Collaboration
Objectives
•
understand what algorithms are; how
•
use technology purposefully to create,
Use technology safely and
they are implemented as programs on
organise, store, manipulate and retrieve
respectfully, keeping personal
digital devices and that programs execute
digital content
information private; identify
Use technology safely and respectfully,
where to go for help and
instructions
keeping personal information private;
support when they have
•
create and debug simple programs
identify where to go for help and
concerns about content or
•
use logical reasoning to predict the
support when they have concerns about
contact on the internet or other
behaviour of simple programs
content or contact on the internet or
online technologies
use technology purposefully to create,
other online technologies
by following precise and unambiguous
•
•
•
recognise common uses of
organise, store, manipulate and retrieve
information technology
digital content
beyond school
Computing: Lower KS2 YEAR A
Unit
•
2014/2015
iProgram
iAlgorithm
iSafe
(6 weeks)
(3 weeks)
(5 weeks)
Unit
Summary
Introduction to visual programming language.
Reinforces concept of algorithms being a
Helps younger children understand the
Using context of games development it engages
set of instructions that can be followed to
importance of staying safe online.
children in creatively developing their own
complete a task.
simple animations.
Off computer tasks to provide a wider
context for the use of algorithms.
National
Curriculum
Algorithms & Programming
Algorithms and Programming
Communication & Collaboration
Digital Literacy
Communication & Collaboration
Focus
Coverage
2014
 Design, write and debug programs that
Computing
accomplish specific goals, including controlling
Programme
or simulating physical systems; solve problems
of Study
by decomposing them into smaller parts
 Use sequence, selection and repetition in
programs; work with variables and various
forms of input and output
 Use logical reasoning to explain how some
simple algorithms work and to detect and
correct errors in algorithms and programs
 Understand computer networks including the
internet’ how they can provide multiple
services. Such as the world wide web; and the
opportunities they offer for communication
and collaboration

Solve problems by decomposing them
into smaller parts
 Use logical reasoning to explain how

Be discerning in evaluating digital
content
Use technology safely, respectfully
some simple algorithms work and to
and responsibly; recognise
detect and correct errors in algorithms
acceptable/unacceptable
and programs
behaviour; identify a range of ways
to report concerns about content
and contact
 Select, use and combine a variety of software on
a range of digital devices to design and create a
range of programs, systems and content that
accomplish given goals, including collecting,
analysing, evaluating and presenting data and
information.
Computing: Lower Key Stage 2 YEAR B 2015/2016
Unit
Unit
Summary
iProgram
iConnect
(6 weeks)
(6/7 weeks)
Introduces children to visual programming language using context
Explores differences between the internet and the World Wide Web
of art. Introduces programming using a text-based language and
and involves online surfing, searching and evaluation. How to use
children will use their knowledge of both languages in different
web and search engines safely and effectively.
contexts. Programming concepts covered are algorithms, iteration
and conditional statements.
National
Curriculum
Focus
Coverage
Algorithms & Programming
Computer Networks
Communication & Collaboration
Digital Literacy
2014
 Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals,
 Understand computer networks including the internet’ how they
Computing
including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve
can provide multiple services. Such as the world wide web; and the
Programme
problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration
of Study
 Use sequence, selection and repetition in programs; work with
variables and various forms of input and output
 Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work
and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs
 Understand computer networks including the internet’ how they
can provide multiple services. Such as the world wide web; and the
opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration
 Select, use and combine a variety of software on a range of digital
devices to design and create a range of programs, systems and
 Use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are
selected and ranked and be discerning in evaluating digital content
 Select, use and combine a variety of software on a range of digital
devices to design and create a range of programs, systems and
content that accomplish given goals, including collecting, analysing,
evaluating and presenting data and information.
 Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise
acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to
report concerns about content and contact
content that accomplish given goals, including collecting,
analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information.
 Use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are
selected and ranked and be discerning in evaluating digital content
 Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise
acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to
report concerns about content and contact
Computing: Upper Key Stage 2 YEAR A 2014/2015
Unit
Unit
Summary
iProgram Unit 1
iAlgorithm
iWeb
iProgram – Unit 2
(8 weeks)
(Sessions 1 - 2)
(5/6 weeks)
(8 weeks)
Return to SCRATCH. Using
Reinforces concept of
Explores how world wide web
Introduces visual programming
context of games development
algorithms being a set of
allows people to connect, work
language Kodu, allowing
children explore computational
instructions that can be
together and share information and
children to create computer
creation by designing games and
followed to complete a task.
resources and develops a conceptual games using a PC or Xbox.
explore the concepts of
Off computer tasks to provide a
understanding of the web.
conditionals, data, iteration and
wider context for the use of
incremental development.
algorithms.
Language is icon based using the
concepts of vision, hearing and
Learning basic componenets of
time to control behaviour.
website programming, HTML,
iSearch
investigating how web pages are
iSpan
constructed and children ‘hack’
from existing web sites into their
own content.
National
Curriculum
Focus
Algorithms & Programming
Algorithms and Programming
Digital Literacy
Algorithms & Programming
Communication &
Communication & Collaboration
Communication &
Collaboration
Computer Networks
Collaboration
 Understand computer networks
 Design, write and debug
Coverage
Objectives
 Design, write and debug

solve problems by
programs that accomplish
decomposing them into
including the internet’ how they
programs that accomplish
specific goals, including
smaller parts
can provide multiple services.
specific goals, including
Use logical reasoning to
Such as the world wide web; and
controlling or simulating
explain how some simple
the opportunities they offer for
physical systems; solve
controlling or simulating
physical systems; solve

problems by decomposing
algorithms work and to
communication and
problems by decomposing
them into smaller parts
detect and correct errors
collaboration
them into smaller parts
 Use sequence, selection and
repetition in programs; work
in algorithms and
 Use sequence, selection and
effectively, appreciate how
repetition in programs; work
with variables and various
results are selected and ranked
with variables and various
forms of input and output
and be discerning in evaluating
forms of input and output
 Use logical reasoning to
explain how some simple
programs
 Use search technologies
digital content
 Select, use and combine a variety
 Use logical reasoning to
explain how some simple
algorithms work and to detect
of software on a range of digital
algorithms work and to detect
and correct errors in
devices to design and create a
and correct errors in
algorithms and programs
range of programs, systems and
algorithms and programs
 Understand computer
content that accomplish given
 Understand computer
networks including the
goals, including collecting,
networks including the
internet’ how they can
analysing, evaluating and
internet’ how they can
provide multiple services.
presenting data and information.
provide multiple services.
Such as the world wide web;
 Use technology safely,
Such as the world wide web;
and the opportunities they
respectfully and responsibly;
and the opportunities they
offer for communication and
recognise
offer for communication and
collaboration
acceptable/unacceptable
collaboration
 Select, use and combine a
behaviour; identify a range of
 Use search technologies
variety of software on a range
ways to report concerns about
effectively, appreciate how
of digital devices to design and
content and contact
results are selected and
create a range of programs,
ranked and be discerning in
systems and content that
accomplish given goals,
evaluating digital content
 Select, use and combine a
including collecting,
variety of software on a range
analysing, evaluating and
of digital devices to design and
presenting data and
create a range of programs,
information.
systems and content that
 Use search technologies
accomplish given goals,
effectively, appreciate how
including collecting,
results are selected and
analysing, evaluating and
ranked and be discerning in
presenting data and
evaluating digital content
information.
 Use technology safely,
 Use technology safely,
respectfully and responsibly;
respectfully and responsibly;
recognise
recognise
acceptable/unacceptable
acceptable/unacceptable
behaviour; identify a range of
behaviour; identify a range of
ways to report concerns about
ways to report concerns
content and contact
about content and contact
Computing: Year 5/6 Overview YEAR B 2015/2016
Unit
Unit
Summary
iProgram
iAlgorithm
iNetwork
iApp
(6 weeks)
(Sessions 3-4)
(5/6 weeks)
(6 weeks)
SCRATCH. Children explore
Reinforces concept of algorithms
Explores how computer
Extends children’s programming
computational creation by
being a set of instructions that can
networks connect people to
skills by introducing them to
designing games and explore
be followed to complete a task.
allow them to work together and
mobile app development using
the concepts of conditionals
Off computer tasks to provide a
share information and resources.
MIT’s App Inventor. Sets
and data, iteration and
wider context for the use of
computing science learning in a
incremental development and algorithms.
Investigating how internet and
context that is meaningful to the
systematic testing.
search engines work through
children’s digital lives where
iRoute
physical activities which model
children design and develop
IHunt
the connections and processes
mobile apps.
involved as well as by using
networks to create web pages.
National
Curriculum
Focus
Algorithms & Programming
Algorithms & Programming
Communication &
Computer Networks
Digital Literacy
Programming
Communication & Collaboration
Collaboration
Programming
Coverage
Objectives
 Design, write and debug

solve problems by
 Understand computer
 Design, write and debug
programs that accomplish
decomposing them into
networks including the
programs that accomplish
specific goals, including
smaller parts
internet’ how they can provide
specific goals, including
Use logical reasoning to
multiple services. Such as the
controlling or simulating
physical systems; solve
explain how some simple
world wide web; and the
physical systems; solve
problems by decomposing
algorithms work and to
opportunities they offer for
problems by decomposing
them into smaller parts
detect and correct errors in
communication and
them into smaller parts
algorithms and programs
collaboration
controlling or simulating
 Use sequence, selection
and repetition in programs;

 Select, use and combine a
 Use sequence, selection and
repetition in programs; work
work with variables and
variety of software on a range
with variables and various
various forms of input and
of digital devices to design and
forms of input and output
output
create a range of programs,
 Use logical reasoning to
 Use logical reasoning to explain
systems and content that
how some simple algorithms
explain how some simple
accomplish given goals,
work and to detect and correct
algorithms work and to
including collecting,
errors in algorithms and
detect and correct errors in
analysing, evaluating and
algorithms and programs
presenting data and
 Understand computer
networks including the
programs
 Understand computer
information.
networks including the
 Use search technologies
internet’ how they can provide
internet’ how they can
effectively, appreciate how
multiple services. Such as the
provide multiple services.
results are selected and ranked
world wide web; and the
Such as the world wide
and be discerning in evaluating
opportunities they offer for
web; and the opportunities
digital content
communication and
they offer for
communication and
collaboration
collaboration

Select, use and combine a
variety of software on a range of
 Select, use and combine a
digital devices to design and
variety of software on a
create a range of programs,
range of digital devices to
systems and content that
design and create a range of
accomplish given goals,
programs, systems and
including collecting, analysing,
content that accomplish
evaluating and presenting data
given goals, including
and information.
collecting, analysing,
 Use search technologies
evaluating and presenting
effectively, appreciate how
data and information.
results are selected and ranked
 Use search technologies
and be discerning in evaluating
effectively, appreciate how
digital content
results are selected and
 Use technology safely,
ranked and be discerning in
respectfully and responsibly;
evaluating digital content
recognise
 Use technology safely,
acceptable/unacceptable
respectfully and
behaviour; identify a range of
responsibly; recognise
ways to report concerns about
acceptable/unacceptable
content and contact
behaviour; identify a range
of ways to report concerns
about content and contact