At St Ives Junior School, we embed technology as part of everyday learning. All classrooms have interactive boards and also a visualiser, which allows staff to model learning effectively, raise expectations and provide feedback to pupils. The Hub (our ICT suite) is well equipped with 34 state of the art desktop computers and pupils make use of a wide range of portable devices including Chromebooks and iPads throughout the school to enhance learning outcomes.

Pupils collaborate and share learning online through Google Classroom and we make use of a number of the ‘G Suite for Education’ apps to record and present learning. 

Our Computing curriculum sees pupils learn a wide range of skills, using a variety of hardware and learning platforms so that they become flexible and discerning ‘digital natives’. An integral part of our curriculum involves teaching pupils to make sensible choices online and keeping themselves safe in the digital world.  Our PHSE curriculum, Jigsaw, also places great emphasis on digital well-being. We have created a series of characters called the SIJS Techno Squad to scaffold making the right choices for pupils.

We regularly liaise with families regarding how to support their child in their virtual world through our online safety newsletters and Facebook page and have provided parents and carers with digital well-being briefings.

Pupils are also able to revisit learning at home through our subscription to a number of online learning platforms including Numbots and Times Tables Rockstars.