Official documentation
National curriculum in England: computing programmes of study
Department for Education, GOV.UK, 2013
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- What it is
- The statutory programme of study for computing in England, published on 11 September 2013. It sets out what pupils should learn at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
- How much weight it carries
- Official statutory text. It applies to England only, and academies do not have to follow the national curriculum. It shows the expected content, not what each school actually teaches.
Facts taken from this source
- The statutory computing programme of study for England asks Key Stage 1 pupils to use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content.
“use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content” (Key stage 1 programme of study)