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Dear Parents & Carers We are immensely proud to be sharing our recent Ofsted inspection…
Subject Leader: Mrs Stanyer
At Maple Court Academy, it is our aim is that by the end of their time with us, children are fully equipped with the digital skills to enrich their learning through the use of technology and knowledge that they need to be successful and safe in a world now dominated by technology. There is a notable digital skills gap in Stoke-on-Trent, which our curriculum will help to fill by providing the skills that our students need to meet the local requirement as well as the global shortage of digital workers. Alongside this, it is identified that students at Maple Court Academy have less access to digital devices outside of school compared to peers nationally, further hindering their skills. Therefore, our curriculum needs to ensure that pupils’ digital skills are rapidly developed to level up the gap and to ensure that they have the same opportunities as their national peers. This is supported by our digital projects. Our curriculum also ensures that children leave Maple Court Academy knowing how to stay safe whilst online.
I am Mrs Stanyer, and I am a class teacher and the subject leader for computing here at Maple Court Academy. As the computing leader, my role is to support staff with their continued professional development, map out the curriculum objectives progressively and to monitor the delivery of the subject throughout the school. I do this through lesson observations, regular conversations with the teaching team and through talking to the pupils in order to get their perspectives on what is working well within our school and what we would like to change moving forward. Being part of the Alpha Trust allows me to meet with other computing leads at primary and secondary level to ensure that the children in our Trust receive a progressive curriculum.
The objectives for Computing in KS1 and KS2 are clearly set out for each year group in the National Curriculum. At Maple Court Academy, we follow the NCCE curriculum recommended and supported by the Department for Education. We allow the children to explore all areas of Computing: computer science, digital literacy and information technology.
In EYFS, children begin to develop their understanding of technology by having access to desktop computers as well as BeeBots. Children use interactive resources daily when completing phonics and maths activities allowing them to experience a range of devices.
As children move into KS1, they build on these strong foundations, developing their digital literacy, computer science understanding and information technology as well as learning about how their computing skills can support them when looking for jobs.
At Maple Court Academy, assessment is ongoing throughout every lesson with teachers identifying strengths, misconceptions and next steps. Teachers use this information to feed into subsequent learning sessions, within computing partner discussion is encouraged to help teachers identify children’s progress towards the learning outcome, identifying children’s understanding and progress.
‘We do phonics on the big screen’ – EYFS
‘I like using the cameras.’ – Year 2
‘We have made flip books this term, and we are going to make them into a mini film’ – Year 3
‘I really liked using scratch when we were in Year 3, I hope we do it again this year!’ – Year 4
‘We did some computing at the high school, and we were taught all about algorithms. That’s just a technical word for instructions’ – Year 5
At Maple Court, we create an environment based upon trust and respect that is a safe, secure and happy place for children to learn, grow and develop.
Maple Court Academy delivers a high-quality and rich educational experience for pupils from Nursery to Year 6.
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