There are big changes in ICT, not least of which is the change in name from ICT to Computing. There is a big emphasis on selecting the right web content, combined with lessons on internet safety and how to report inappropriate content. The biggest change, though, is the attempt to create a new generation of programmers. In Year 1 pupils will have to know what an algorithm is so that by year six they can use two or more programming languages.
Below, we list the changes in each key stage and the best resources to deal with them:
Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils should be taught to:
Coding Club Python Basics Level 1
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Coding Club Python Basics Level 1
A unique series that provides a framework for teaching coding skills.
Learning Journeys with ICT
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Learning Journeys with ICT
Get ready to embark on many new and rewarding Learning Journeys with ICT, with this popular series offering practical ideas and up-to-date information on ICT in the classroom. For ideas on using ICT tools to help embed thinking skills in the curriculum, try Pedagogy to Practice. How these tools can contribute to the inquiry learning method is demonstrated in Inquiry Learning and ICT. Through Integrating ICT into classroom practice, you can organise your classroom for best practice learning with ICT. Some books explore what specific ICT tools can do across a range of curriculum areas by harnessing: the internet (Switch Online); sight, sound and motion technology applications (Multimedia); and the social web, including podcasts, blogs, and shared slide shows and videos (Social Web for the Classroom).
Coding Club Python: Next Steps Level 2
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Coding Club Python: Next Steps Level 2
A unique series that provides a framework for teaching coding skills.
Coding Club Python: Building Big Apps Level 3
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Coding Club Python: Building Big Apps Level 3
A unique series that provides a framework for teaching coding skills.
Cambridge ICT Starters: Initial Steps
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Cambridge ICT Starters: Initial Steps
A complete ICT course for children from five years of age.
100 Computing Lessons: Years 5-6
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100 Computing Lessons: Years 5-6
100 Lessons is Scholastic's best-selling series to support primary teachers with curriculum change. This new resource will support teachers with their planning in preparation to deliver the new curriculum for computing to be taught in schools from 2014. This title covers day-to-day planning for Year 5-6.
Switched on Computing Year 2
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Switched on Computing Year 2
Switched on Computing will help you deliver the new Programme of Study for computing with ease and confidence. Written for the new curriculum, Switched on Computing offers creative units using the latest software in a format that is designed for teachers of all levels of experience to pick up and use.
Switched on Computing Year 1
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Switched on Computing Year 1
Switched on Computing will help you deliver the new Programme of Study for computing with ease and confidence. Written for the new curriculum, Switched on Computing offers creative units using the latest software in a format that is designed for teachers of all levels of experience to pick up and use.
Switched on Computing Year 6
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Switched on Computing Year 6
Switched on Computing will help you deliver the new Programme of Study for computing with ease and confidence. Written for the new curriculum, Switched on Computing offers creative units using the latest software in a format that is designed for teachers of all levels of experience to pick up and use.
Switched on Computing Year 5
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Switched on Computing Year 5
Switched on Computing will help you deliver the new Programme of Study for computing with ease and confidence. Written for the new curriculum, Switched on Computing offers creative units using the latest software in a format that is designed for teachers of all levels of experience to pick up and use.
Switched on Computing Year 4
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Switched on Computing Year 4
Switched on Computing will help you deliver the new Programme of Study for computing with ease and confidence. Written for the new curriculum, Switched on Computing offers creative units using the latest software in a format that is designed for teachers of all levels of experience to pick up and use.
Switched on Computing Year 3
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Switched on Computing Year 3
Switched on Computing will help you deliver the new Programme of Study for computing with ease and confidence. Written for the new curriculum, Switched on Computing offers creative units using the latest software in a format that is designed for teachers of all levels of experience to pick up and use.
100 Computing Lessons: Planning Guide
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100 Computing Lessons: Planning Guide
100 Lessons is Scholastic's best-selling series to support primary teachers with curriculum change. This new planning guide will support teachers with their planning in preparation to deliver the new curriculum for computing to be taught in schools from 2014. This title covers Years 1 to 6 including long and medium-term planning.
Oxford International Primary Computing: Student Book 1
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Oxford International Primary Computing: Student Book 1
Oxford International Primary Computing takes a real-life, project based approach to teaching young learners the vital computing skills they need for the changing digital world. Each unit builds a series of skills towards the creation of final project, with topics ranging from programming simple computer games to creating an online yearbook.
Coding for Beginners
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Coding for Beginners
This friendly book covers the basics of Scratch coding, with step-by-step instructions showing children how to use code to create games and animations, from racing cars to virtual pets. Scratch is one of the most popular programmes used in UK primary schools on the National Curriculum, and this book covers sprites, binary, debugging and more.
Project Code: Create Music with Scratch
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Project Code: Create Music with Scratch
A fun coding series using Scratch
Get Ahead in Computing: Great Games
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Get Ahead in Computing: Great Games
Explore the exhilarating world of information technology. Ideal for young readers studying KS2 Computing in school
Get Ahead in Computing: Computing and Coding in the Real World
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Get Ahead in Computing: Computing and Coding in the Real World
Explore the exhilarating world of information technology. Ideal for young readers studying KS2 Computing in school
Computing Assessment Tasks Complete School Pack
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Computing Assessment Tasks Complete School Pack
Flexible computing tasks to embed and assess the new curriculum.
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