Ages 5–14 · Foundations · Years 3–8
Computational Thinking & AI for Years 3–8
90 lessons across 6 progressive years and 6 learning strands — from a child's first algorithm to reasoning about how machines learn and where AI should and shouldn't be used. Delivered with UinTales.
What we teach, every year
The same six learning strands appear in every year group, with progression tuned to age and prior knowledge. Children don't learn AI in a vacuum — they learn the thinking, the language and the responsibility that go with it.
Computational Thinking
22 topics across Years 3–8
Think like a programmer.
Pattern Recognition
10 topics across Years 3–8
Spot the rules.
Problem Solving
17 topics across Years 3–8
Break it down, build it up.
Data Literacy
18 topics across Years 3–8
Read the world in data.
AI Awareness
15 topics across Years 3–8
Meet the machines that learn.
Responsible Technology
8 topics across Years 3–8
Use it well, use it kindly.
Story partner
Every lesson, told as the child's own story.
We deliver Foundations in partnership with UinTales — personalised, curriculum-aligned stories where each child is the hero of their own learning adventure.
Personalised hero stories
The child becomes the protagonist of every CT and AI lesson — making abstract ideas concrete and memorable.
Accessibility built-in
Dyslexia-friendly fonts, text-to-speech and focus mode so every learner can engage with the AI vocabulary.
Safe & curriculum-aligned
COPPA & GDPR safe by design. Literacy and PSHE woven through every AI ethics moment.
Six years of progression
Click any year to see the 15 topics that make up that year, grouped by strand. Open a topic to see its full learning objectives, key vocabulary and cross-curricular link.
Year 3
First algorithms, patterns, and breaking problems into steps.
Computational Thinking
4 topicsPattern Recognition
3 topicsProblem Solving
4 topicsData Literacy
3 topicsAI Awareness
1 topicsAligned to the curricula schools already use
Adoptable without breaking compliance — every lesson is mapped to recognised national and international standards.
CBSE AI & Computational Thinking
Classes 3–8
UK National Curriculum for Computing
Key Stages 1–3
CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards
Levels 1A–2
How it runs in school
Hybrid delivery
In-class lessons led by your teachers using our plans, slides and resources, with optional online enrichment and teacher CPD from CertifiedAI and partners.
Continuous assessment
Each topic includes formative checks plus an end-of-term progress snapshot mapped to strand outcomes — no high-stakes test, but a clear picture of growth.
Common questions from schools
Bring Foundations to your school
Talk to us about adopting the 90-lesson Years 3–8 programme — or about progression into the Applied curriculum for ages 18–20.