Knowledge and skills:

During Year 5 & Year 6 the children learn to:

• combine sequences of instructions and procedures to turn devices on and off;
• use technology to control an external device;
• design algorithms that use repetition and 2-way selection;
• analyse and evaluate information;
• understand how search results are selected and ranked;
• edit a film;
• understand that you have to make choices when using technology and that not everything is true and/or safe.

• design a solution by breaking a problem up;
• recognise that different solutions can exist for the same problem;
• use logical reasoning to detect errors in algorithms;
• use selection in programs;
• work with variables; explain how an algorithm works;
• explore "what if" questions by planning different scenarios for controlled devices;
• select, use and combine software on a range of digital devices;
• use a range of technology for a specific project; discuss the risks of online use of technology;
• identify how to minimise risks.