This Computing video introduces teachers to the Year 6 unit on text-based programming using Python and the micro:bit. It supports teachers in understanding how children transition from block-based coding to written code that controls hardware.

The video outlines how prior learning in sequences and repetition underpins the move to Python, with visual blocks replaced by written syntax. It explains how children explore syntax, indentation and nested loops across the unit to create and remix LED patterns on the micro:bit. Debugging is highlighted as a key focus, with children learning to identify and fix syntax and logic errors. The video supports teachers in understanding the progression of knowledge and skills across the unit and the outcomes children are working towards.

See more of our Year 6 Computing scheme of work.

• Computing, Year 6, Programming: Exploring Python.