This video introduces teachers to the skills needed to help pupils understand the fundamentals of coding. It explores how computers follow instructions through programming languages, how coding is used in everyday life, and how pupils can begin writing simple programs to develop their computational thinking and problem-solving skills.

The video demonstrates how coding transforms instructions into actions, using real-world examples such as traffic lights, apps, and digital appliances. It also explains how coding is introduced in Key Stage 1 through simple algorithms and progresses in Key Stage 2 to designing, writing, and debugging programs using sequencing, selection, and repetition.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Computing – Coding Skills resources. It simplifies the process, ensuring teachers feel confident and prepared to support pupils in understanding and applying coding effectively.

• Computing, Year 2, algorithms and debugging
• Computing, Year 2, Programming Scratch
  
• Computing, Year 4, Computational Thinking
• Computing, Year 6, Coding AI