Digital literacy at Cradley involves teaching children to safely, effectively, and responsibly use digital tools for learning and communication, blending technical skills with critical thinking. It goes beyond basic operation, covering online safety, digital citizenship, information literacy, and content creation, equipping pupils to navigate the digital world before secondary school. 

Key components of digital literacy at Cradley include:

• E-Safety: Understanding how to create a positive online reputation, recognising cyberbullying, protecting personal data, and knowing how to behave respectfully online.
• Information Literacy: Learning to use search engines, finding information, evaluating the validity of sources, and understanding that not all online information is accurate.
• Digital Creativity and Creation: Using devices to create content, such as producing simple videos, taking photographs, coding, or creating digital presentations.
• Technical Proficiency: Navigating different interfaces, including understanding hyperlinks, folders, file management, and using apps.
• Critical Thinking: Analysing and evaluating digital content, questioning what they see, and understanding how technology and social media can influence, for example, through algorithms or curated feeds.