Using technology throughout the curriculum we believe every learner should be empowered, inspired and prepared. Technology is fundamental within Holy Trinity enhancing both teaching and learning from electronic delivery of lesson content (reducing our printing and monitoring our environmental impact) through to coding robots and creating rich, multimedia content shared across the world.
We have a clear and simple vision; the children should be empowered, confident users of technology, online safe and are of the dangers, inspired to create innovative digital content and prepared with skills for their future in a digital world.
It’s not just the children who get involved, with members of staff making just as much progress and taking just as many risks as the children. Technology is a core thread throughout lessons regardless of the subject or content, from Google Classroom to allow access to the curriculum for all, green-screen to bring learning to life or augmented reality to take learners on a journey across the world. The vision, planning and support ensures everyone makes ambitious choices and produces high quality work.
The children have many opportunities to use technology throughout their school day across the whole curriculum. We use a range of technology to enhance the learning experience though technology is not a substitution for pencil or paper, it is used to help deliver rich, multi media ideas in a creative and innovative way. From basic word processing to mastering Keynote presentations, all the basics are covered. However, the children’s experience soon develops and children are making web pages, apps and games, movies, animations and use green screen. As they go through the school they explore augmented reality, coding languages such as Scratch, HTML, and Swift. We believe our curriculum gives them all the experiences they need to prepare them for 21st century lifestyles.
Our whole community is involved with letters, videos and resources all available online at all times, twenty four hours a day. Our text messaging system is embedded in school life and makes communication quick and effective. Technology is in all our lives. For our children it will form the basis of their future careers. Teaching them how to use it, create with it and stay safe while using it, is crucial to developing independent and confident digital learners with skills for the future.