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Computing Overview
The numbers in the overview below link to Purple Mash Units 

Year 3

Autumn 1

3.2 Online Safety
Alongside introduction to Craneswater planning.

Autumn 2

2.5 Effective research unit  
(complete prior to first research cross curricular lesson)

3.4 Typing

 

Spring 1

2.5 2Email

 

Spring 2

3.7 Simulations 3.6  Branching  

 

Summer 1

3.1 Coding or coding crash course

 

Summer 2

3.3 Spreadsheets and 3.8 Graphing

Year 5

Autumn 1
5.2 Online Safety

 

Autumn 2
5.4 Databases (Space Science link)

 

Spring 1
5.3 Spreadsheets  

 

Spring 2
5.1 Coding 

 

Summer 1
5.5 Game creator 

 

Summer 2
5.6 3D Modelling

Year 4

Autumn 1
4.2 Online Safety 

 

Autumn 2
4.7 Effective searching 
4.8 Hardware

 

Spring 1
4.3 Spreadsheets

 

Spring 2
4.1 Coding

 

Summer 1
4.6 Animation building in Movie Maker/imovie examples.

 

Summer 2 
4.5 Logo

4.4 Writing for different audiences (used throughout the year for cross curricular learning)

Year 6

Autumn 1
6.2 Online Safety 
Alongside Goldilocks Text adventures

 

Autumn 2
6.7 Quizzing  


Spring 1
6.6 Networks

 

Spring 2
6.4 Blogging  applying the previous taught skills on the blog

 

Summer 1
6.3 Spreadsheets

 

Summer 2
6.1 Coding 

GoFlow Software  - Paultons Park link

6.5 Text adventures (used throughout the year for cross curricular learning)

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