EYFS
- Interact with age-appropriate computer software.
KS1
- Understand that an algorithm is a set of instructions used to solve a problem or achieve an objective.
- Work out what is wrong with a simple algorithm when the steps are out of order.
- Show an awareness of the need to be precise with their algorithms.
- Know that an unexpected outcome is due to errors in their code.
- Read code one line at a time and make good attempts to envision the bigger picture of the overall effect of the program.
- Create a simple program that achieves a specific purpose.
- Identify and correct some errors.
- Identify the parts of a program that respond to specific events and initiate specific actions.
LKS2
- Turn a simple real-life situation into an algorithm for a program.
- Use coding structures for selection and repetition to achieve a goal.
- Understand ‘if’ statements’ for selection and attempt to combine these with other coding structures.
- Identify an error within their program and then fix it.
- Make more intuitive attempts to debug their own programs.
- Design and code a program that follows a simple sequence.
- List a range of ways that the internet can be used to communicate.
- Recognise the main component parts of hardware which allow computers to join and form a network.
UKS2
- Turn a more complex programming task into an algorithm.
- Test and debug programs and use logical methods and a systematic approach to identify the approximate cause of any bug.
- Translate algorithms that include sequence, selection and repetition into code with increasing ease.
- Combine sequence, selection and repetition with other code structures.
- Interpret a program in parts and make logical attempts to put the separate parts of a complex algorithm together.
- Understand and explain in some depth the difference between the internet and the World Wide Web.
- Know what a WAN and LAN are and can describe how they access the internet in school.
- Explain how to keep personal information safe.
- Select the most appropriate form of online communications