Computing
At Harpenden Academy, we aim to equip pupils to use computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world. Computing has deep links with mathematics, science, and design and technology, and provides insights into both natural and artificial systems. We use technology and computing across the curriculum to embed these skills. Our key concepts are online safety, digital literacy, computational thinking, programming and data representation. The core of computing is computer science, in which pupils are taught the principles of information and computation, how digital systems work, and how to put this knowledge to use through programming. Building on this knowledge and understanding, pupils are equipped to use information technology to create programs, systems and a range of content. Computing also ensures that pupils become digitally literate at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world.
As a school we have adopted the Teach Computing resources to ensure high quality provision and coverage of online safety strands.
Our computing schema are:
