New 2014 KS1/KS2 Computing Curriculum

[CommodoreS]

I am starting to think about the 2014 new curriculum and have downloaded the PDF file here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/239033/PRIMARY_national_curriculum_-_Computing.pdf

 

As far as I can tell its just related to Programming - Nothing about MS Office and Office Skills or learning Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Publisher etc... although the descriptions seem a bit cryptic rather than specific, although this may also be something to do with this paragraph:

"The new national curriculum will set out only the essential knowledge that all children should acquire, and give schools and teachers more freedom to decide how to teach this most effectively and to design a wider school curriculum that best meets the needs of their pupils."

 

So I guess Bee Bots, Scratch, Kodu, Python and Raspberry PI are the way forward.

 

But am I right in thinking MS Office skills will no longer need to be taught, or is that another part of the new curriculum which I have missed?

 

With the school now having new equipment iPads and Laptops, with BETT next month it would be good to go there to concentrate on what is needed to cover the new curriculum. I expect there are other subjects where ICT could be used with the new curriculum, and it would be good to identify those so nothing is missed.

 

Reading https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/260481/PRIMARY_national_curriculum_11-9-13_2.pdf So far I have identified:

Page 100: Mathematics

"Information and communication technology (ICT)

Calculators should not be used as a substitute for good written and mental arithmetic.

They should therefore only be introduced near the end of key stage 2 to support pupils

conceptual understanding and exploration of more complex number problems, if written

and mental arithmetic are secure. In both primary and secondary schools, teachers should

use their judgement about when ICT tools should be used."

 

Page 125: Geometry – position and direction

Notes and guidance (non-statutory)

Pupils draw a pair of axes in one quadrant, with equal scales and integer labels. They

read, write and use pairs of coordinates, for example (2, 5), including using coordinate-plotting ICT tools.

 

Page 182: KS2 Design and Technology: Design

generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated

sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-aided design

 

And that is all I can find.

 

I would appreciate any thoughts and any further discussion regarding the new curriculum.