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28/03/24

Thank you Pastor Deji and his team from who came in to do a lovely assembly about Easter this week. The children loved it! pic.twitter.com/B1EkBpeUgi

19/03/24

Year 3 & 4 enjoyed an interactive kindness workshop this morning and then completed acts of kindness. They then wrote letters of appreciation, poems, thank you cards and more to share with a friend or family member. pic.twitter.com/8nqW0fzwkC

14/03/24

HPAM’s newest members 🐥 pic.twitter.com/ONP5ZG9gsV

12/03/24

4 little ducks went swimming one day… Our eggs have hatched! How cute are our little ducklings? 🐥🥹 pic.twitter.com/djWCz1gKmy

12/03/24

Year 3 & 4 enjoyed an interactive kindness workshop this morning and then completed acts of kindness. They then wrote letters of appreciation, poems, thank you cards and more to share with a friend or family member. pic.twitter.com/y9c5KsQHHx

12/03/24

Last week was extremely busy at HPAM with lots of events, one of them being Year 1’s trip to London Zoo! It was a lovely trip that enriched the children’s learning of animals and their habitats in science. pic.twitter.com/0qkkdfd5No

07/03/24

We just can’t stop sharing! What a fantastic and eventful World Book Day! Here are some more highlights from todays events. Reading webinar with THE author of Investigators series £1 book tokensDesigned book covers and book marks and so much more! pic.twitter.com/iIPeiubj0c

07/03/24

is a celebration of reading for pleasure.Our mission is to change lives through a love of books and reading.We want to know how you're encouraging children to - show us with the hashtag! pic.twitter.com/mhEl4k3I00

07/03/24

Look at this amazing book cover designed by one of HPAM’s very own! pic.twitter.com/NuJ54IGWvM

07/03/24

The children shared stories with other children across the year groups. Check out all the lovely reading! Now World Book Day may have come to an end but here at HPAM our love for reading will never end. pic.twitter.com/3qiEErzqos

07/03/24

The children thoroughly enjoyed their book parade 📚 pic.twitter.com/TKuPCLbb9V

07/03/24

What an incredible day! HPAM students and staff brought story books to life and were immersed in an incredible day of reading and fun and interactive story book activities. pic.twitter.com/gRgGjhMvaT

23/02/24

In our happy place 🌞 🧘‍♂️ KS2 at HPAM are feeling very zen today thanks to our mindfulness workshop. pic.twitter.com/2fChePKnmf

23/02/24

We had a great turn out yesterday for our Yr6 SATs meeting! Thank you so much for coming!If you didn’t get a chance to attend the meeting and would like more information please email info.org.uk pic.twitter.com/SslOzeM8RM

22/02/24

Need a belt for your tools? Then look no further… HPAM’s year 6 have been working on their sewing and have built strong, reliable tool belts. DisclaimerThis isn’t a real AD pic.twitter.com/hv3G5woaaJ

22/02/24

A reminder that if you missed this mornings SATs meeting, there’s another one at 3.45pm. We look forward to welcoming you.

20/02/24

Reception today independently wrote a healthy shopping list 🛒 pic.twitter.com/lPrEAJbdYC

05/02/24

HPAM were so lucky last week to have a Chinese dragon dance workshop for the whole school. The children loved learning a new style of dance as well as being able to hold the magnificent dragon 🐉 pic.twitter.com/AHSkhUkV9G

05/02/24

An amazing piece of home learning by Leo in Percival class of a model jetty house, linked to his learning on the Great Fire of London. pic.twitter.com/YtbD8WDGye

18/01/24

Year 1 enjoyed an Yves St Laurent style fashion show this afternoon, inspired by their focus artist Piet Mondrian. Their focus today was on showing how two primary colours make a secondary colours and made these wonderful tunics. 🔵+🔴=🟣 pic.twitter.com/EoGbXh33gH

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Computing

 

Computing

Our computing curriculum will teach children: 

  • Programming 

  • Computational thinking 

  • Productivity 

  • Computer networks 

  • Communication 

  • Online safety 

Our curriculum will teach the following computing concepts, interwoven through each unit of work: 

  • Abstraction
  • Logic
  • Programming
  • Algorithms
  • Machines
  • Data

Pupils will learn about the following substantive concepts through our spiral curriculum, units will return to these same big ideas year on year. 

 

 

Introduction

An excellent, working knowledge of computing and IT is an important part of equipping children for future learning and future work. We believe in teaching children the key knowledge and skills to enable them to use technology to complement and improve their work and life experiences.

Rationale 

Our computing curriculum is designed to give children the ability to use computers and software and to become digitally literate. In our modern society, where new technology is being introduced and developed constantly, it is important that children have an insight into how digital systems work and how they can use programming to effect changes. They also need the skills to be able to respond to developments in technology and gain new knowledge. 

Curriculum Intention 

Our curriculum is designed to cover the full range of National Curriculum objectives for KS1 & KS2. National Curriculum objectives for Computing are outlined by Key Stage, not year group or phase. Accordingly, pupils will achieve progression by repeating key stage objectives from one year group to the next, but in increasingly complex contexts or with increasingly complex tasks. This applies particularly to the e-safety and programming elements of the Computing curriculum. For example – To write programs that accomplish specific goals in Year 3 may be achieved with simple forward/back/turn movements on-screen, but in Year 6 it would be achieved by programming a physical system to grab hold of an object and then release it elsewhere.  

Our curriculum is designed to maximise the use of efficient and intuitive technology and therefore focuses on using touch-screen and block-based programming software in KS1 & Lower KS2 before advancing to keyboard and screen and character-code programming in Upper KS2. Our aims within computing align with the National Curriculum.  We aim to ensure that all pupils: 

  • can 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 programs 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 

We recognise that children in our academy use a wide range of technology in a range of contexts and need to be equipped with a solid understanding of internet safety.   

KS1 

KS1 Computing

 

KS2 

KS2 computing

KS2 computing 2

How will we implement our computing curriculum?  

Computing is a significant part of everyone’s daily life and we want our children to be at the forefront of new technology.  Children will have opportunities to use a range of technology both within computing lessons and across the curriculum.   

In the Early Years, children will be taught to recognise that a range of technology is used both at home and at school.  Children will have opportunities to select appropriate technology for a particular purpose and we will encourage parental feedback so that we know how children access and use technology at home.   

How will we evaluate the impact of the computing curriculum?   

A pupil’s attainment is evaluated at the end of each unit, using formative assessment.  

Week in learning meetings will also measure the impact of our curriculum.