Subject Leadership 

 Mrs Laura Bradley

Intent 

Hoddlesden St Paul’s Church of England Primary School aims to provide its pupils with a broad and balanced curriculum, set within a caring and supportive Christian community in which each member of the school is valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential.

At Hoddlesden St Paul’s, we aim to prepare our learners for their future by giving them opportunities to gain knowledge and develop skills that will equip them for an ever-changing digital world.

Our Computing curriculum provides pupils with a progressive and engaging introduction to key computing concepts. Computing at St Paul’s fosters creativity, critical thinking, and technical proficiency, preparing pupils to understand and engage with technology responsibly. The curriculum develops essential skills such as programming, media creation, and online safety, with learning designed to build progressively as pupils move through the school. Our goal is to nurture digital literacy and practical computing skills that pupils can apply in real-world situations, enabling them to use technology safely, respectfully, and effectively.

We intend for Computing to support children’s creativity and cross-curricular learning, helping to engage pupils and enrich their experiences across the curriculum.

The aims of teaching Computing at Hoddlesden St Paul’s are to ensure that all pupils:

→ Understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms, and data representation.
→ Can analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programmes in order to solve such problems.
→ Can evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems.
→ Are responsible, competent, confident, and creative users of information and communication technology.

The use of iPads in the classroom has transformed the way children learn at St Paul’s. iPads engage, motivate, and inspire pupils, allowing them to explore the Computing curriculum in interactive and innovative ways. As the world becomes increasingly rich in technology, our pupils learn to create programmes, films, music, and other digital content while developing their own ideas and expressing themselves through the use of modern digital tools and applications.

Bespoke Remote Learning Resources 

Extra curricular opportunities are vital in further developing children's love for learning. They are proven to further enhance educational outcomes and enable children to flourish in a variety of curriculum areas.