Computing
At our school, we embrace an ambitious vision for our students within the Computing curriculum, instilling in them the skills, knowledge, and resilience to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape. Our commitment to ambition and rigour drives the following principles:
- Nurturing Computational Thinkers: Our primary focus is on nurturing computational thinkers. We empower students to become confident programmers, equipping them with essential skills such as abstraction, logic, algorithms, and data representation.
- Digital Literacy and Online Safety: In addition to programming, we emphasize digital literacy and online safety. Our students receive guidance on safe online practices and are taught the necessary steps to ensure their own safety and the well-being of others.
- Problem Solving and Innovation: We inspire creativity and problem-solving through the use of computational thinking. Students learn to evaluate and apply information technology, including emerging technologies, to analytically solve real-world problems.
- Social and Ethical Considerations: We foster ethical awareness. Our curriculum addresses key issues such as cyberbullying, online safety, security, plagiarism, and responsible digital communication, ensuring that students are not only skilled but also responsible digital citizens.
The Computing department at Lacon Childe School understands that the use of technology has become increasingly important in the ever-changing world we live in. We aim to ensure our students are competent in the use of technology and give them the skills to enable them to progress into further education and into the world of work.