Computing

At Almeley Primary School and Little Elms Nursery, we are extremely fortunate to have access to a range of innovative technology, including touch screen boards and iPads, which enable us to enhance learning experiences in all subjects across the curriculum in a new and exciting way.

We have implemented the Project Evolve Curriculum to help deepen the children's understanding of keeping themselves safe online and when using digital devices.

Please click the links below to find out more about our Computing curriculum.

If you would like to know more information regarding our Computing curriculum please email admin@almeley.hereford.sch.uk

We support Safer Internet Day

2024 certificate.pdf

Internet safety at Christmas time:

Keeping your child safe with their new digital device

With the Christmas festivities just around the corner, children are looking forward to receiving gifts. For many, this may be devices that allow you to go online. Even with the best intentions, many parents have a false sense of how to keep their child secure, or think their child is more secure than they actually are. Below I have provided you with many links which will help you protect yourself and your child whilst using their new digital device or TV.

Skips Safety Net

How to set up parental controls on digital devices and TV apps

Parental Controls for online apps

internet matters tips set up safe checklist.pdf

Online Safety

Young people are very much the creators and distributors of information today; this can be very exciting and creative. However it can also involve inappropriate content. We are living in an age when technology is changing fast and our children know more about it than we do. While many young people are quick to pick up technology, parents can feel their children know more about it than them. What is important for parents is to remember they have wisdom, experience and knowledge to support their children. One of the ways we parent comes from how we were parented ourselves (e.g. how our parents taught us about healthy eating or road safety), but when it comes to digital technologies, we don’t have a benchmark from our own childhood. Teaching children about digital technologies is essential, but you do not need to be a technical wizard to do this. It’s all about using common sense to help children learn to manage risks and also about making sure that they know their parents are there to help them if anything goes wrong.

So… what should you do?

Check you know what applications your children are using, especially chat rooms and games played with others online. Ask who they are talking to. Get them to teach you about how things work.
Get involved in your children’s online activity at home and TALK.
Support the school Acceptable Use Policy and take an active interest in what your children are doing in ICT at school.
Encourage Internet use. It helps to keep the computer in a family room not tucked away in a child’s bedroom. Help your children to use the Internet for homework and leisure interests that builds on offline activities.

Use some of the tools on the computer to help you. Click on the links below that explain how to apply parental controls to your computer is below:

Parent Controls

Facebook Privacy Setting

Facebook Privacy Settings

Apps Parents should know about

Setting up parental controls on your computer

Parental Controls on an iPad

Parental controls on an iPad

Digital Leaders (Coming Soon)

What is a Digital Leader?

A Digital Leader is a pupil who is part of a Digital Leaders Team within a school, whose role it is to support the use and further the development of the iPad. As a digital leader you would be expected to meet regularly with on-going training and support given to develop specific areas of iPad expertise. While these areas could be self determined, we would also choose key areas that are specific to the wider educational or practical needs of the school and its wider community.

What will I be expected to do?

• Give out the iPads in class

• Collect iPads in at the end of the day and charge

* Help your teachers to debug any issues which may arise during the lesson

• Help other students during lessons that incorporate the iPad

• Present to teachers/parents on the use of core or new apps on appropriate occasions

* Support with Computing club

* Fulfill enrichment opportunities to develop your skills by taking part in competitions

• Test and review new iPad apps