The Prep School Computing curriculum is delivered using Chromebooks. In Years 3 and 4, children have access to class sets of Chromebooks and in Years 5 and 6, they are allocated their own device.
It is the Department’s aim to provide practical skills, including good keyboard skills, the ability to use Google applications effectively and to be able to search the Internet. Children are also introduced to basic programming concepts, including sequencing, iteration and selection. In Years 5 and 6, pupils develop their Computational Thinking skills as they participate in the Bebras Challenge, having solved a range of problems as part of their preparation for this competition.
Design skills are being continually developed so that work is presented in an attractive and appropriate way, including the consideration of layout, fonts and colours used. Online safety lessons are delivered every half term and topics are age specific so that the content is relevant; for example, Year 6 children consider the psychology and dangers of social media and online influencers, whilst Year 3 focus more on cyberbullying and privacy issues.
Year 3 Computing Lesson
Year 4 Computing Lesson
