Computing Presentation using Kapow in Primary

Computing in Primary School

1. Computing at Kapow Primary Specialist-created Computing scheme of work for EYFS to year 6

2. What are the challenges faced by classroom teachers? Lacking confidence in their own computing knowledge or ability. A lack of time to plan and resource engaging lessons in non-core subjects. Struggling to ‘pitch’ the lesson at the correct level (pun intended!) for the age range you teach and for those pupils who need further support or extension. Being unaware of the resources available to them and how to use them. Ensuring that lessons build on previous years’ learning. Assessing children’s progress.

3. How Kapow Primary can help Short teacher in-built CPD videos to explain each lesson and upskill teachers. Lessons created by computing specialists, suitable for both specialist and non-specialist teachers to follow.

4. How Kapow Primary can help Knowledge organisers for each unit help to explain key computing terms in age-appropriate language. Engaging lessons, often with cross-curricular themes.

5. How Kapow Primary’s lessons work We support primary school teachers to deliver Computing lessons like subject specialists, ensuring pupil progression of skills. A Computing lesson Lesson plan Teacher video Resources

6. How Kapow Primary’s lessons work Over 170 expertly-created teacher videos to support the teaching of lessons. Teacher skills videos to illustrate key skills for teaching Computing. Available for the majority of Computing lessons. Takes the teacher through the teaching sequence. What’s in a Teacher Video?

7. Lesson Objectives: Main learning objective. Success criteria. National Curriculum links. Cross curricular links (where appropriate). Before the lesson: Videos to watch. Preparatory and logistical guidance. Resources to print. Where to find relevant videos and resources. Parts of lesson: Attention Grabber. Main Event. Wrapping Up. All detailed in full sentences and paragraphs. How Kapow Primary’s lessons work After the lesson: Glossary. Assessment. Next steps. What’s in a Computing lesson plan?

8. Presentations designed for interactive whiteboards and smartboards and including sound clips. Printable worksheets and high-quality images. Ready-made classroom resources How Kapow Primary’s lessons work

9. Other useful documents: Long-term plans The Long-term plan tells you what order we suggest you teach the lessons. It also has guidance to explain how we have designed our scheme of work and why. Gives guidance on how to fit in the teaching of Online Safety across all year groups.

10. Other useful documents: Condensed long-term plans The Condensed Long-term plan tells you which units we suggest you teach if you have less time, to ensure curriculum coverage in only 20 weeks.

11. Other useful documents: Curriculum Overview We’ve made sure there’s full coverage of the National curriculum attainment targets — see Curriculum overview . This document shows the National Curriculum attainment targets, Kapow Primary strands and which units address these targets. This makes it a really useful document if you want to adapt or omit a unit to suit your school as you can check you will still have full coverage of the curriculum.

12. Other useful documents: Curriculum Overview This document also gives you a brief overview of each unit, to be used alongside our detailed individual lesson plans.

13. Other useful documents: Education for a Connected World Mapping This document details how Kapow Primary's Computing and RSE & PSHE schemes address the Education for a Connected World framework. This overview will enhance schools’ Online Safety provision based on new, updated DfE guidelines.

14. Other useful documents: Required Hardware and Software A list of the software and hardware required to teach Kapow Primary's Computing scheme of work. 

15. Other useful documents: Progression of skills and knowledge We’ve made sure there’s a clear progression in skills and knowledge each year — see Progression of skills and knowledge . This document is another one that is useful when adapting the scheme of work to suit your needs.

16. Other useful documents: Computing assessment spreadsheet Use this to record assessments made within your Computing lessons (using the Assessment section of the lesson plan). It automatically calculates the percentage of lessons each child was working towards, securely at and at greater depth against the learning intention.

17. Kapow Primary webinars Kapow Primary has a comprehensive schedule of subject-specific CPD webinars each month covering subject leader skills, recent updates to the music curriculum and more. The recordings and accompanying slides are available on-demand for customers only and those on a free trial. You can find our future webinar list here .

18. “Professional Development Programmes should be sustained over time” Department for Education “Teachers say that they find subject-specific CPD more beneficial” Wellcome Trust “The best CPD is interspersed with episodes of practice” UCL Institute for Education Evidence Kapow Primary Over 170 on-demand, bite-sized CPD videos Continuous Subject-specific Immediately applicable All resources provided immediately apply what has been learned Each video is unique to the topic/lesson you want to teach What makes Kapow Primary’s CPD so impactful?

19. Founded by teachers for teachers. The team includes former Espresso (Discovery Education) and Twinkl senior leaders. Used in a variety of primary schools, in the UK and internationally. Created in response to a need for specialist help with non-core subjects. Online platform available 24/7. Constantly evolving and improving. Over 1800 schools already using Kapow Primary’s schemes of work. The Kapow Primary story

20. Join our Facebook community group for ideas, support and inspiration. Access resources for free Click here for a Computing subject leader toolkit . Click here to start your free 7-day trial .