Being a Digital Engineer

To become a Digital Engineer, the Curriculum at St Paul’s will help learners develop the following characteristics:

• Competence in coding for a variety of practical and inventive purposes, including the application of ideas within other subjects.
• The ability to connect with others safely and respectfully, understanding the need to act within the law and with moral and ethical integrity.
• An understanding of the connected nature of devices.
• The ability to communicate ideas well by using applications and devices throughout the curriculum.
• The ability to collect, organise and manipulate data effectively.

 

To develop these characteristics they will explore the following key concepts:

  •         Code- This concept involves developing an understanding of instructions, logic and sequences.
  •         Connect- This concept involves developing an understanding of how to safely connect with others.
  •         Communicate- This concept involves using apps to communicate one’s ideas.
  •         Collect- This concept involves developing an understanding of databases and their uses.