What the National Curriculum says
The national curriculum for computing aims to ensure that all pupils:
- can understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation
- can analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems
- can evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems
- are responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology
(Taken from the National Curriculum in England: Computing Programmes of Study, 2013)
BBC Micro:bit and Scratch
If you haven’t already met Scratch, it is an online program where children can create games, animations and stories. Similarly to Micro:bit, Scratch is a creative, meaningful way for students to create and design code.
Micro:bit and Scratch have teamed up to enable pupils to create content using both technologies. Both allow opportunities to develop computational thinking through problem solving, reasoning, designing code and collaborating with others.
Want to know more?
Visit the KS1 and KS2 pages which show activities and lesson ideas you can use in your own classroom to meet the national curriculum aims and to utilize BBC Micro:bit and Scratch in your classroom.
