At Ankermoor Primary Academy, it is our intention to equip children with the essential computing knowledge and skills needed to explore, express themselves, and, most importantly, stay safe in the digital world. We are committed to delivering high-quality, up-to-date computing lessons through the National Centre for Computing Education’s (NCCE) ‘Teach Computing’ units. These units are aligned with the Primary National Curriculum and provide realistic computing scenarios that help pupils understand how computing fits into the world around them.

Our computing curriculum aims to:

• Develop pupils' computational thinking, problem-solving, and creativity.
• Ensure every individual feels welcomed and supported in their computing education, embedding Diversity and Inclusion throughout our planning, teaching, and practices.
• Cater to all learners, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring that all pupils make progress and feel confident in their digital skills.

A key focus of our curriculum is online safety. We believe that staying safe online is of paramount importance, and online safety is integrated into weekly lessons and discussed during collective worship. We equip our pupils with dependable knowledge of internet risks and safe online behaviours, helping them to navigate the digital world responsibly.

Our Computing curriculum is full of opportunities for exciting and inspiring learning.  We will teach the children all the Computing skills that they need to aid their progression through their primary lives and help them prepare for their futures. 

This will include areas of the curriculum like Computer Science, Networking, Communications, E-Safety and Multimedia.

Children are  taught the correct technical vocabulary and encouraged to use the same words within their work and conversations.  

The children are exposed to a variety of different technologies: Microbits, BeeBots, Ipads and Chromebooks.