Computing

Year Group

Standardised Objectives

EYFS

Computing is not explicitly mentioned in the EYFS statutory framework, but we do offer opportunities for children to use technologies, e.g. sound buttons for recording their own voices, Bee-bots, interactive screens.

Personal, social and emotional development supports children in learning how to express themselves, enabling them to talk about things that worry them.   

Year 1

• Begin to develop an understanding of algorithms
• Begin to understand that programs work by following instructions
• Create simple programs and begin to debug them
• Develop reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs
• Begin to recognise common uses of information technology beyond school
• Develop an understanding of how to use technology safely
• Know where to go for help/support when they have concerns about content/contact on internet
• Use technology to create, store and retrieve digital content

Year 2

• Understand what algorithms are
• Understand how algorithms are implemented as programs on digital devices
• Understand that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions
• Use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs
• Create and debug simple programs
• Recognise common uses of information technology beyond school
• Use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private
• Identify where to go for help/support when they have concerns about content/contact on internet/other online technologies
• Use technology purposefully to create, store, retrieve, organise and manipulate digital content

Year 3

• Start to use reasoning to understand how algorithms work
• Detect errors in algorithms and programs
• Begin to solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
• Start to use sequence and selection in programs
• Begin to develop understanding of how to write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals
• Begin to work with various forms of input/output
• Show emerging understanding of computer networks including the internet and how they provide multiple services
• Use some search technologies effectively and appreciate how results are ranked
• Decide which questions to ask when using search engines
• Use technology safely, responsibly and respectfully
• Recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour
• Identify ways to report concerns about content/contact

• Use a variety of software on digital devices

Year 4

• Use logical reasoning to understand how algorithms work
• Detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs
• Begin to solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
• Start to use sequence, selection and repetition in programs
• Write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals
• Work with variables and various forms of input/output
• Understand computer networks including the internet and how they provide multiple services
• Use search technologies effectively and appreciate how results are selected and ranked
• Evaluate the reliability of digital content
• Begin to ask and answer questions based on the reliability of digital content
• Recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour and identify ways to report concerns about content/contact
• Select and use a variety of software on digital devices

Year 5

• Use logical reasoning to understand how algorithms work and detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs
• Solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
• Use sequence, selection and repetition in programs
• Write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals
• Accurately manipulate variables and various forms of input/output
• Use a wide range of search technologies effectively and appreciate how results are selected and ranked
• Be discerning in evaluating the reliability of digital content
• Recognise the opportunities computer networks offer for communication and collaboration
• Confidently, competently and responsibly use information and communication technology
• Express own ideas by selecting, using and combining a variety of software on digital devices to design and create programs

Year 6

• 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 accurately in programs
• Accurately manipulate a wide range of variables and various forms of input/output
• Securely use logical reasoning to understand how algorithms work and detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs
• Appreciate how results are selected and ranked and use this to retrieve accurate content
• Be discerning in evaluating the reliability of digital content
• Use the opportunities computer networks offer for communication and collaboration
• Confidently, competently and responsibly use information and communication technology
• Express own ideas by selecting, using and combining a variety of software on a range of digital devices and create programs