Technology is an integral part of everyday life. At Gilbrook Primary School, we prepare our children for a future in modern technological society. We aim to develop a positive attitude to ICT and for the children to take charge of their learning becoming independent in their use of ICT. We also make the children aware of the risks online and take part in the annual Safer Internet Day.
Skills are taught through our topic based curriculum Cornerstones, using a three year rolling program. The topics are checked to ensure that all the objectives of the National Curriculum have been met and how well engaged the children have been.Aspects of Online Safety through the PSHE curriculum are taught.
Every class has access to a range of ICT equipment including laptops and iPads. We encourage staff to incorporate technology throughout the wider curriculum and use these skills to research and present writing in a variety of ways. Each class has access to an Interactive Whiteboard or television, and teaching is delivered using this technology.
Each year the Subject Leader chooses a Key Performance Indicator (KPI), which are a set of sequential developmental skills. They form a focus for the leader to assess progress through our assessment program Target Tracker. This is done through staff discussions and book scrutinies.
The National Curriculum objectives we aim to achieve are:
KS1
- Understand what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs on digital devices; and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions.
- Create and debug simple programs.
- Use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs.
- Use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content.
- Recognise common uses of information technology beyond school.
- Use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies.
KS2
- Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts.
- Use sequence, selection and repetition in programs; work with variables and various forms of output and input.
- Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs.
- Understand computer networks including the internet; how they can provide multiple services, such as the world wide web; and the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration.
- Use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are selected and ranked and be discerning in evaluating digital content.
- Select, use and combine a variety of software (including internet services) on a range of digital devices to design and create a range of programs, systems and content that accomplish given goals, including collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information.
- Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.
Current KPI’s
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KS1
Year 1 2019/2020
| Title | Focus | |
| 1 | The Enchanted Woodland | Science
ICT-sending an email |
| 2 | Great Fire of London | History
ICT- Use word processing to create a document |
| 3 | Moon Zoom | D & T
ICT – algorithms |
| 4 | Rio de Vida | Music
ICT-Digital animations |
| 5 | Wirral | Geography
ICT- Recognising how I and others us technology in and outside of school. |
| 6 | Superheroes | PE
ICT-Downloading photographs and images, E-safety |
Year 2 2020/2021
| Title | Focus | |
| 1 | Houses and homes | History
ICT – Drawing programmes |
| 2 | Muck, mess and mixtures | Art & Design
ICT- digital presentations |
| 3 | Splendid Skies | Science
ICT – E-safety |
| 4 | Dinosaurs | History
ICT-programming a floor robot |
| 5 | Wriggle and crawl
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Science
ICT – Creating and debugging programs, algorithms, uses of ICT beyond school, logical reasoning |
| 6 | Holidays and Transport | Geography
ICT – Digital photography |
Year3 2021/2022
| Title | Focus | |
| 1 | This is me | History and Geography
ICT – E-safety |
| 2 | Bounce | PE
ICT-digital photography |
| 3 | Beat Band Boogie | Music
ICT-Audio recording |
| 4 | Scrumdiddlyumptious | Science
ICT-Web searches, emails |
| 5 | Paws, claws and whiskers | Art & Design
ICT-retrieving images, photography, using presentation software |
| 6 | Bright Lights | Geography
ICT- algorithms, logical reasoning, creating and debugging programs, communication, common uses of information technology |
These are not Cornerstone topics
KS2
Year 1 2019/2020
| Title | Focus | |
| 1 | Potions | Science
ICT-presenting information |
| 2 | Traders and Raiders | History
ICT-Animation |
| 3 | Road Trip USA | Geography
ICT- collaborative databases and spreadsheets |
| 4 | Flow | Geography
ICT-Online research and communication, e-safety |
| 5 | Gods and Mortals | History
ICT- simple programming and algorithms
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| 6 | Playlist | Music
ICT-digital recordings |
Year 2 2020/2021
| Title | Focus | |
| 1 | A child’s war | History
ICT-using search technologies |
| 2 | Blue Abyss | Science
ICT- programming |
| 3 | Might Metals | Science
ICT-creating spreadsheets |
| 4 | Pharaohs | History
ICT- E-safety |
| 5 | Burps, bottoms and bile | Science
ICT- algorithms |
| 6 | Hola Mexico | Music
ICT- digital presentation |
Y3 2021/2022
| Title | Focus |
| Heroes and Villains | History
ICT-web searches, e-safety |
| Frozen Kingdom | Geography
ICT-collecting, evaluating and presenting information |
| Stargazers | Science
ICT-Programming, |
| Off with her head | History
ICT- data handling, presentation |
| Predator | Science
ICT-algorithms, flow diagrams, using logical reasoning |
| Misty Mountain Sierra | Geography
ICT-satellite mapping, using GPS devices |