Computing the KS2 curriculumWorkshop

ICT is not fit for purpose

Michael Gove Bett show - January 2012ICT curriculum is a "mess" and must be radically

revampedThis is not news but Computing Curriculum starts

Sept. 2014

Develop Digital Wisdom?What do you think of the Group’s idea to create a range of solutions for schools?• 30, 40, 60 minutes per week not including

Cross Curricular use• What are we already doing that is useful?

We need to develop Digital Wisdom through digital literacy and creativity• How are school’s doing this?

Program or be programmed

Papert, Mindstorms

Program or ?

• What successes are school’s having?• What software and tools are being used?• Which staff are delivering lessons?• How are you carrying out staff training?• How successful

is the use of the Raspberry Pi?

• How transferable is success?

Programming?

What do you think of the plan?• Workshops and discussions to understand• Feedback through the website• Work with Miles to distil ideas• Produce recommendations

February 2014• Trials at Habs - Interested?

ISC ICT Recommendations for KS2

• One place to give feedback and for us to post all papers

• Access to our Blogs, Technical strategy, info and news

• Post examples of good practice

• Searchable Archived Papers and information

New Website, what do you think?

• What are the essential elements we should be covering in KS2?

• What resources make this easy?• How can we best support staff?• What is transferable between schools?• How can the ISC Strategy group help?

Lets look at the answers

Are these the right questions?

Computing the KS2 curriculum

Can you help?

Ian PhillipsPhillips_I@habsboys.org.uk

• Michael Gove speech at the BETT Show 2012

• https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/michael-gove-speech-at-the-bett-show-2012

Links

• How digital systems work, are designed and programmed,

• Ensure that pupils become digitally literate – able to use, and express themselves using technology – at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world.

• Inbuilt self, peer and teacher assessment and detailed understanding of progression

Computing and ICT?

DfE Draft Consultation POS (7 Feb 2013)