Progression in ICT, Computing & Digital Literacy (KS2 > KS3)

Design programs that accomplish specific goals

Design and create programs

Debug programs that accomplish specific goals

Use repetition in programs

Control or simulate physical systems

Use logical reasoning to detect and correct errors in programs

Understand how computer networks can provide multiple services, such as the World Wide Web

Appreciate how search results are selected

Select a variety of software to accomplish given goals

Select, use and combine internet services

Analyse information

Evaluate information

Collect data

Present data

Understand the opportunities computer networks offer for communication

Identify a range of ways to report concerns about content

Recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour

Solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts

Use selection in programs

Work with variables

Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work

Use logical reasoning to detect and correct errors in algorithms

Understand computer networks, including the internet

Appreciate how search results are ranked

Combine a variety of software to accomplish given goals

Select, use and combine software on a range of digital devices

Analyse data

Evaluate data

Design and create systems

Understand the opportunities computer networks offer for collaboration

Be discerning in evaluating digital content

Design, use and evaluate computational abstractions that model the state and behaviour of real-world problems and physical systems

Understand several key algorithms that reflect computational thinking [for example,algorithms for sorting and searching]; use logical reasoning to compare the utility of alternative algorithms for the same problem

Use two or more programming languages, at least one of which is textual, to solve a variety of computational problems; make appropriate use of data structures [for example, lists, tables or arrays]; design and develop modular programs that use procedures or functions

Understand simple Boolean logic [for example, AND, OR and NOT] and some of its uses in circuits and programming; understand how numbers can be represented in binary, and be able to carry out simple operations on binary numbers [for example, binary addition, and conversion between binary and decimal]

Understand the hardware and software components that make up computer systems, and how they communicate with one another and with other systems

Understand how instructions are stored and executed within a computer system; understand how data of various types (including text, sounds and pictures) can be represented and manipulated digitally, in the form of binary digits

Undertake creative projects that involve selecting,using, and combining multiple applications, preferably across a range of devices, to achieve challenging goals, including collecting and analysing data and meeting the needs of known users

Create, re-use, revise and re-purpose digital artefacts for a given audience, with attention to trustworthiness, design and usability

Understand a range of ways to use technology safely,respectfully, responsibly and securely, including protecting their onlineidentity and privacy; recognise inappropriate content, contact and conduct and know how to report concerns