Computing Curriculum Posts
X-Factor Winners 2016 – Download Mp3
Each year the winners of the Swinemoor X-Factor competition get a chance to record their winning tracks. This year the pupils worked with a professional studio technician and the course director of the music degree [...]
Story Telling in F1S
In English the children in F1S have been writing and telling stories. Some of the children collaborated to write two short stories. Using an Ipad and Adobe Spark they narrated, took pictures, created titles and [...]
Story Recordings
Some of the children from Year 5 and 6 have recorded stories they've written. a QR (Quick Response) code has been generated. Using a QR reader, (which can be downloaded as an app on, e.g [...]
Rapunzel (YR2)
In computing the children in YR2 have been looking at stop-motion animation. A simple app on the I pad was used to create the stop-motion and another app to record the audio. They used the [...]
The Gingerbread Man (YR1)
First we decided on a traditional tale that we wanted to use. We chose the Gingerbread Man. We used the story in our Design and Technology project and in our Computing class, where we were [...]
Holland – World Cup 2014
Holland - World Cup 2014 [hr] About the project As part of our exciting curriculum we are embarking on a whole school project that will involve the production of 32 short films to represent the [...]
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“Competitions that occur each half term.”
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“Teaching staff in Y 5/6 who really challenge the children and move them forward.”
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“Keep encouraging sport such as football and netball..”
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