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Computing- Progression map

 

EYFS

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

I can begin to learn what a keyboard is and how to locate some keys.

 

I can begin to log in and log out.

 

I can begin to learn what a mouse is and to develop basic mouse skills such as moving and clicking to create a picture.

 

I can begin to learn how to use a mouse to click and drag.

I can log onto a computer and access a website.

 

I can develop my mouse skills including clicking and dragging.

 

I can use mouse skills to draw shapes.

 

I can draw a scene from a story using digital tools.

 

I can create a self portrait using digital tools.

I can recognise the parts of a computer.

 

I can recognise how technology is controlled.

 

I can make a design for an invention.

 

I can explain why computers are important in the world.

Computing systems and networks

I can understand what a network is and understand our school network.

 

I can understand how information moves around a network.

 

I can understand how the internet works and explain a website’s journey.

 

I can explore the role of a router.

 

I can understand the role of packets.

I can understand that software can be used to work online collaboratively.

 

I can share a document and work with others effectively.

 

I can create a fun presentation.

 

I can use Google forms to create surveys and questionnaires.

 

I can use a shared spreadsheet.

I can understand what a search engine is and how to use it.

 

I can be aware that not everything that we see online is true.

 

I can understand the importance of keywords in a search.

 

I can create an informative poster.

 

I can understand how a search engine works, specifically a web index, what can affect page rank and the role of web crawlers.

I can understand that there are lots of different types of secret codes.

 

I can understand the importance of having a secure password.

 

I can understand the importance of Bletchley Park to the World War 11 war effort.

 

I can understand about some of the historical figures that contributed to technological advances in computing.

 

I can research and present information about historical figures in computing.

 

 

I can follow instructions as part of practical activities and games.

 

I can give simple instructions.

 

I can learn the importance of following rules in a specific order.

 

I can learn how to explore and tinker with hardware to develop familiarity and introduce relevant vocabulary.

 

 

 

 

 

I can understand what an algorithm is.

 

I can follow instructions precisely to carry out an action.

 

I can understand that computers have inputs and outputs.

 

I can understand and be able to explain what decomposition is.

 

I know how to debug and algorithm.  

 

 

I can decompose a game to predict the algorithms used.

 

To understand that computers can use algorithms to make predictions.

 

I can plan an algorithm that will solve a problem.

 

I can understand debugging.

I can explore a programming application Scratch.

 

I can use repetition (a loop) in a program.

 

I can program an animation.

 

I can program a story.

 

I can program a game.

I can recall the key features of Scratch.

 

I can decompose the script for a quiz.

 

I can understand what a variable is and how to make one in Scratch.

 

I can use my knowledge of how variables work to make a times table quiz.

I can tinker with Scratch music elements.

 

I can create a program that plays themed music.

 

I can plan a soundtrack program.

 

I can program a soundtrack.

 

I can code to play music with a purpose.

I can tinker with Logo.

 

I can understand a nested loop.

 

I can understand basic python commands.

 

I can use loops in python to create my own piece of art.

 

I can understand the use of random numbers in an algorithm.

I can explore and tinker with hardware to develop familiarity and introduce relevant vocabulary.

 

I can recognise a that we use a range of technology in school and at home.

 

I can use a camera or an i-pad to take photographs.

 

I can work with an adult to make a class photo album.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I can recognise that digital content can be represented in many different ways.

 

I can design a rocket.

 

I can follow instructions to build a rocket.

 

I can add data to a spreadsheet.

I can begin to learn to touch type.

 

I can use a word processor.

 

I can add images and text to a document.

 

I can learn some keyboard shortcuts to edit a document.

 

I can create a poetry book using sources from the internet.

 

I can explain what online information is and what happens when we post online.

 

 

I can recognise basic inputs and outputs.

 

I can decompose a laptop.

 

I can understand the purpose of computer parts.

 

I can decompose a tablet computer.

I can explore Google sites and how to make a webpage.

 

I can plan the content for a webpage, working collaboratively.

 

I can create a webpage as part of a collaborative class website.

 

I can plan and create my website.

 

I can evaluate the success of my website.

I can identify why data is sent back from space- Mars Rover.

 

I can identify how messages can be sent using binary code.

 

I can identify the computer architecture of the Mars Rover.

 

I can use simple operations to calculate bit patterns.

I can represent binary as text.

I can identify how bar codes and QR codes work.

 

I can explore how infrared waves transmit data.

 

I can examine the uses of radio-frequency identification (RFID) and how encoding keeps RFID data safe.

 

I can analyse and evaluate transport data.

 

 

I understand and can follow directional arrows.

 

I can follow a simple sequence of instructions.

 

I can experiment with using a Bee-bot.

 

I can learn how to give a Bee-bot a simple command.

 

I can learn that an algorithm is a set of instructions to carry out a task in a specific order.

 

I can debug instructions with the help of an adult when things go wrong.

 

I can experiment with using a Bee-bot and learn how to give simple commands.

 

 

I can explore a new device Bee-Bots.

 

I can create a video about how to use a Bee-Bot.

 

To plan and follow a set of instructions precisely.

 

I can plan a Bee-Bot route.

I can explore a new application Scratch junior.

 

I can create an animation using programming blocks.

 

I can use characters as buttons.

 

I can create an algorithm to tell a joke.

 

I can plan and use code to create an algorithm.

I can plan a book trailer.

 

I can photos or videos to tell a story.

 

I can edit a video.

 

I can add texts and transitions to a video.

 

I can evaluate an edited video.

I can understand that websites are made from different programming

languages and one of them is HTML.

 

I can understand and identify examples of HTML tags.

 

I can remix and change text by changing HTML code.

 

I can change the HTML and CSS to alter the appearance of an object on the web.

 

I can understand and explore some more complex components of a webpage.

 

I can alter key elements on a website, including text and images.

I can tinker with a BBC micro:bit.

 

I can program and animation using the BBC micro:bit.

 

I can recognise a coding structure and explain why/how a program works.

 

I can turn a micro: bit into a pedometer.

 

I can create a program to make a score board.

I can tinker with sound.

 

I can record, edit and add sound effects to a radio play.

 

I can understand how computers have changed and the impact this has had on the modern world.

 

I can research on of the computers that changed the world and present information about it to the class.

 

I can design a computer for the future.

 

I can understand and create a sequence of pictures.

 

I can take clear photos.

 

I can edit a photo.

 

I can search for and import images.

 

I can create a photo collage.

 

I can understand what animation is.

 

I can understand what stop motion animation is.

 

I can plan a stop motion animation.

 

I can create a stop motion animation.

 

 

I can understand the terminology around data.

 

I can compare paper and computerised data bases.

 

I can sort filter and interpret data.

 

I can represent data in different ways.

 

I can sort data for a purpose.

 

 

I can understand the 4 key parts of computational thinking.

 

I can understand what decomposition is and how to apply it to solve problems.

 

I can understand what pattern recognition and abstraction mean.

 

I can understand how to create an algorithm and what it may be used for.

 

I can combine computational thinking skills to solve a problem.

 

 

I can understand how bit patterns represent images as pixels.

 

I can explain how the data for digital images can be compressed.

 

I can understand how the Mars Rover follows instructions, developing my understanding of how computers work including RAM and ROM.

 

I can create a safe online profile and tinker with 3D design software.

 

I can modify the design of a 3D object.

I can explain how data can be transferred safely.

 

I can investigate the data usage of online activities.

 

I can identify how data analysis can improve city life.

 

I can design a system for turning a school into a smart school.

 

I can present my ideas for a smart school and can consider whether using data could create any privacy issues.

I can sort objects when I am playing.

 

I can sort myself into groups.

 

I can respond to yes/no questions.

 

I can explain how objects have been sorted and categorised.

 

I can understand how to represent data on a simple pictogram.

To learn that computers are very good at collecting and recording data.

 

I can represent data in different ways.

 

I can collect and record data.

 

 

I can understand how computers help people to survive in space.

 

I can create a digital drawing of items needed for life in space.  

 

I can understand the role of sensors on the ISS.

 

I can create an algorithm for growing a plant in space.

 

I can interpret data.

I can understand the terminology around data.

 

I can compare paper and computerised data bases.

 

I can sort filter and interpret data.

 

I can represent data in different ways.

 

I can sort data for a purpose.

 

 

I can log data taken from online sources within a spreadsheet.

 

I can design a weather station.

 

I can design an automated machine to respond to sensor data.

 

I can understand how weather forecasts are made.

 

I can use technology in a video to present a weather forecast.

 

 

I can learn how apps can access our personal information and how to alter permissions to limit the sharing of my information with others online.

 

I can be aware of the positive and negative aspect of online communication.

 

I can understand how online information can be used to form judgements about a person.

 

I can understand the difference between online and offline bullying, and to know what to do if I ever experience bullying online.

 

I can understand how technology can affect our health and wellbeing and can come up with ways on how to replace bad online habits with good ones.

 

 

I can design an electronic product.

 

I can code and debug a product.

 

I can use the software Tinker CAD to design the housing of a product.

 

I can create a website aimed at a target audience.

 

I can understand the techniques used in advertising a product.

 

I know what the internet is and how to use it safely.

 

I can understand different emotions I may have when using the internet.

 

I can understand how to treat people both online and in person.

 

I can understand why it is important to think about what we post online.

I know what happens to information posted online.

 

I know how to keep things safe and private online.

 

I can explain what I should do before posting online.

I can understand how beliefs, opinions and facts are shared on the internet.

 

I can understand what to do when something makes me upset online.

 

I can understand why it is important to keep privacy setting secure.

 

I know I should not share personal information with people I do not know online.

I can describe how to search for information within a wide range of technologies and make a judgement about the probable accuracy.

 

I can describe some of the methods used to encourage people to but online.

 

I can explain why lots of people sharing opinions and beliefs online does not make these opinions or beliefs true.

 

I can explain how technology can be designed to act like or impersonate a living thing.

 

I can explain about the positive and negative distractions of technology and to consider the amount of time I spend online.

I can describe how issues online give us negative feelings and know how to get help.

 

I can think about the impact and consequences of sharing online.

 

I know how to create a positive online reputation.

 

I am able to describe how I can capture bullying content as evidence.

 

I know how to manage passwords effectively.

 

I can be aware of strategies to help be protected online.