Intent
At Shortlanesend School we aim to prepare our children for a rapidly changing world through the use of technology. Our computing curriculum is designed to enable them to use computational thinking and creativity to further understand our world. Our knowledge led immersive curriculum design enables natuarl and deep links to be made with other subject areas including mathematics, science, and design and technology.
At the core of our computing curriculum is computer science, in which pupils are taught the principles of information and computation, how digital systems work, and how to put this knowledge to use through programming.
This knowledge is continually built on as all children journey through our school. We intend for our children to use information technology to create programs, systems and a range of content. We aim to ensure that pupils become digitally literate – able to use, and express themselves and develop their ideas through, information and communication technology – at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world.
Technology will never replace great teachers, but in the hands of great teachers, it’s transformational.
– George Couros
