Every class, from Nursery to Year 6, should have a timetabled Computing session once a week. Collecting evidence for computing has always been a challenge due to the digital nature of the subject. We suggest deciding on a way to evidence the subject based on other foundation subjects across the school.
Below are our reflections on how to evidence the subject, we have focussed this within different exemplars of expectation. Choose the style which is most appropriate for your setting. Remember, every setting is different:
How should we evidence computing in our setting?
Option 1
Floor Books
Some Evidence of Progression Documents (6 children) (all complete and kept in other folder)
Some Collections of Photos from children’s work WT/WA/WE
Additional Recommendations
Whole School Displays
Pupil Voice
Option 2
Evidence of Progression Documents kept in folder or Online
Evidence of children’s learning collated on the specific tools used e.g. J2E/Code.org/Tinkercad etc.
Additional Recommendations
Whole School Displays
Pupil Voice
Option 3
All Evidence on Digital Learning Platforms
e.g. Google Classroom/Seesaw
Evidence of individual Progression Document
Children’s completed work assessed and their progress tracked termly
Additional Recommendations
Whole School Displays
Pupil Voice
Below are some pros and cons of each of these sytems to think about when making a choice for your school. Our advice would be do not be over ambitious, it is not the role of the Computing Lead to promote the use of Digital Platforms, we suggest a similar strategy to other foundation subjects within the school.
| Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 |
| Pros Matches other subject areas Helps children to remember what they learnt as it has a presence in the classroom More simple and requires less technological knowledge Easy to monitor | Pros Can see every childs work Better for KS2 and animations, working documents etc. that have a live element Can be accessed by anyone Encoruages staff to become experienced on different platforms Emphasis on only evidencing final product of unit can make expectations easier | Pros Total visibility of curriculum and its delivery Makes monitoring what has been taught really easy Two form entry + can share work and evidence Can incorporate assessment and feedback |
| Cons Lacks indvidualised evidence More challenging to show indivudalised progression Does not show feedback | Cons Challenging to monitor Requires staff knowledge of platforms Can make it hard to assess due to issues with saving etc. | Cons Requires access to technology thoughout every lesson Challenging for KS1 specficially Requires sufficient staff knowledge of Digital Platforms |
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