Come along and visit St Scholastica's! Remember, you do not need to be a Catholic to attend our school. We welcome children and families of all of faiths and none.
Come along and visit St Scholastica's! Remember, you do not need to be a Catholic to attend our school. We welcome children and families of all of faiths and none.
St Scholastica’s School

Computing

"Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed, will revolutionise the way we learn." - Steve Jobs 

Our Vision for Computing

At St Scholastica’s we believe that computing has become an essential subject in the overall development of a child. On the one hand it poses considerable challenges, on the other it offers fantastic opportunities. Our purpose is to help children stay safe online and to develop outstanding computer science skills. Being aware of cyberbullying, having healthy online relationships or managing well inappropriate information they may find online are some of the difficulties our students will face during the many different stages of their school life. However, developing their computer science skills, their digital literacy or their expertise managing information technologies will surely empower them to be successful in the global world of tomorrow. Our children have the right to enjoy learning safely as well as profiting from all the opportunities that technology and media can bring. We truly believe that providing our pupils with excellent digital skills can help them unlock their entire potential in their future careers.  

How Computing is taught at St Scholastica’s 

At St Scholastica’s, our curriculum covers all the areas required in the National Curriculum. Through high-quality teaching, we develop the following essential characteristics of computer scientists: 

  • Computer Science which focuses understanding alogorithms and using them to design, write and debug programs. It also covers understanding how computer networks work.
  • Information Technology which is using search technologies and software to research, create, store, organise, collect, analyse, evaluate and present data and content
  • Digital Literacy is about the safe and responsible use of technology, including recognising its advantages for collaboration or communication. It teaches the children about search technologies and how to be discerning when evaluating digital content. Furthermore, the e-safety elements teach children about: recognising acceptable/unacceptable behaviour online; understanding what precautions to take using the internet and on social media; and what to do/where to go when they have concerns about content and contact.   

Our computing curriculum is delivered by a computing specialist from JuniorJam on a weekly basis. 

Being a Computer scientist at St Scholastica’s 

Throughout KS1 and KS2, children learn revisit knowledge and skills in eight key subdisciplines; programming with iCode and iTech; creating media using iJam, iAnimate or iCreate and online safety using iCommunicate. The cyclical route through the curriculum ensures that prior knowledge and skills are revisited to ensure retention in long-term memory and built upon to develop increasingly sophisticated understanding. The lessons take place in the base classroom with children accessing a range of devices such as iPads, musical instruments and a myriad of apps.

Computing Trips, Visit & Workshops 

Computing at Home