Bellfield Junior School

Curriculum Matrix

Our e-safety lessons are split into 8 different topics (each topic = 1 lesson) with each topic building on a progression of knowledge and skills each year. 3 e-safety topics are taught in HT1 and the remaining 5 topics will be taught over the following half terms. Each year group teaches the same e-safety topic at the same time. We feel it is important to always be going back to e-safety throughout the year as it is such an increasingly important topic.

Our computing lessons use and adapt the 'Kapow Primary' scheme of learning. Each unit is 5 lessons long, with years 4-6 will completing 5 Kapow units over the year, and year 3 completing 4 (as their first unit will be an ‘Introduction to Computing’ unit planned by the Computing lead).

At the end of each unit, the children complete an end of unit quiz, with teachers using these to aid them with their assessment.

Curriculum Statement
See the below document to understand the intent behind our computing curriculum at Bellfield Junior School.

Subject Overview

Code of Conduct

Online Safety

At Bellfield Junior School, we use the Education for a Connected World framework to help equip our children for a digital life. Read more about the framework below.

SAFER INTERNET DAY 2023

This year at Bellfield, we celebrated Safer Internet Day by learning related to the theme of 'Want To Talk About It?', promoting the importance of talking about our problems and not bottling things up - especially with things that we see that upset us online. All classes produced their own story based on 'Mina and the Magic Window' and a winning piece of work was chosen from each class. Take a look below at their amazing work!

Y3 Mian

Y3 Blackman - Isabel & Elisha

Y4 Lawrence - Ella

Y4 Naidoo - Georgia

Y5 Morpurgo - Tia

Y6 Carroll - Maela & Esme

Y6 Zephaniah - Islah

Y6 Farook - Fahimah & Johanna

YEAR 3!

Take a look at some of Year 3's computing learning...

YEAR 4!

Take a look at some of Year 4's computing learning...

YEAR 5!

Take a look at some of Year 5's computing learning...

Year 5 have been learning about binary code in computing - and one of our students (Erin W) at home went above and beyond, experimenting with binary to create words! Brilliant job, Erin! Take a look at her work below...

YEAR 6!

Take a look at some of Year 6's computing learning...

Scratch

On Scratch, you can do tons! You can make apps, animations and games. This is the newest version, Scratch 3, so it’s even more powerful than before!

https://scratch.mit.edu/ 

Scratch Jr

This is Scratch for younger children. It uses nice, easy buttons to make simple games and animations.

https://www.scratchjr.org/

Blockly

Blockly is similar to Scratch, it’s also free to use!

https://blockly.games/ 

TinkerCAD

All kinds of making - including 3D with TinkerCAD.

https://www.tinkercad.com

BBC Bitesize

Loads of fun and interactive learning all about Computing across a range of topics.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zvnrq6f

Learn to Code

Lots of online courses to learn more about coding and even code and create your own games!

https://studio.code.org/courses

Dance Mat Typing

When you can do it well, touch typing is the fastest way to write. Many people quickly learn to touch type faster than they can write with a pen. How fast can you type?

http://primarygamesarena.com/Play/Dance-Mat-Typing-2012

YEAR 6 LESSON

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