Celebrating Teaching & Learning in Computing

Computing Review 2022

This presentation looks at the Computing evidence from Term 3 of the 202122 academic year. It is taken from the year group Big Books that are used to evidence Computing progression, and examples of children’s work.

Areas of strength • Online safety – This has happened twice this year (and will be ongoing when necessary) Purplemash unit and e-safety books/activities relevant to year group/e-safety assembly.

• Purplemash sequence of topics has been followed which has ensured children have the relevant skills for each unit.

• Use of knowledge organiser at the start of each unit – this shows key vocabulary and key objectives for the unit.

• Clear use of vocabulary and this progressed as the unit was taught, it was also clear how the vocabulary builds up across the year groups.

• Use of pre-made Powerpoints – these give extra notes for teachers which enable greater staff knowledge. These are long – you are not expected to complete all of the activities.

• Clear progression across Year 3/4/5/6 (all teaching Spreadsheets in Term 3) – both in vocabulary and skills.

• Good examples of children’s work

Use of paper/planning – lessons don’t have to be on the computer.

Examples of children’s work.

PowerPoints used for LI’s/SC’s and activities.

Year group overview stuck in at the start of the year.

Pupil voice – what have the children learned?

Quotes from the children.

Next steps – Digital Leaders Year 4, 5 and 6 – Please could you choose 3 children to be your digital leaders for the rest of this academic year (you can change them each term/each two terms if you would like). Please could you choose a SEN or EAL child, an expected child and a child who you feel is/could be working at greater-depth. Each lesson these children will have the class ipad(s) and be asked to take photos of their work at different stages of the lesson.

These photos can then be printed for the children along with some of the PowerPoint slides (LI and SC) for them to present in the Big Book. This will hopefully give more of an insight to SEN/EAL children and how they are progressing in Computing. I am sure the children will need some guidance with the first few lessons how to present in books and I am more than happy to do this with different year groups if you would like me to.

Year 4 also use their digital leaders as ‘helpers’ in the lesson – these are more confident children that can offer some extra assistant should anyone get stuck – if you would like, you could also have two or three ‘Digital Helpers’ – but please bare in mind these will be different from the children who are recording in Big Books.

Pupil Voice What do you like about computing lessons?

What have you learned during your computing lessons this term?

• I think we have amazing resources to learn computing at school.

• We have been creating a charity event, researching different items and calculating the cost to try and maximise profit.

• It’s annoying when the computers don’t work.

• The boxes are called cells.

• We would love longer computing lesson.

• Computers are easier to explore things.

• 2Calculate is good because it works out sums for you.

• I know where to put my fingers when typing.

• I just love computers!

• We have been using the formula wizard.

• It’s fun!

• I like that what you learn in school you can practice at home on Purplemash.

• I love using technology so Computing is my favourite lesson

• We used avatars in a binary tree.

• Your answer has to be yes or no, if it isn’t it’s too complex.

• The numbers are so you can count the blocks

How could computing lessons be improved?

• It is hard to see the big screen if you’re at the back.

• Sometimes printed sheets are useful to have to remind us what we are doing.

• Sometimes the instructions are too quick for me to follow.

• Teach us how to make 3d games and models!