Unit 1, 2 and 3 of the new BTEC Applied Science AAQ mapped out by lesson to meet the 60GLH.
Please note this is the author judgement of the appropriate curriculum time for each lesson and is not endorsed by Pearson.
Chapter Included
Chapter 1: Understanding Data Representation
Chapter 2: Networking and Communication Systems
Chapter 3: Hardware
Chapter 4: Logic Gates and Logic Circuits
Chapter 5: Core Concepts of Processor Functionality
Chapter 6: Introduction to Assembly Language Programming
Chapter 7: Monitoring and Control System
Chapter 8: System Software and Operating System
Chapter 9: Security, Privacy, and Data Integrity
Chapter 10: Ethical Issues and Intellectual Ownership
Chapter 11: Databases
Chapter 12: Problem-Solving through Algorithm Design
Chapter 13: Data Types and Structures
Chapter 14: Programming Language
Chapter 15: Introduction to Software Development
Chapter 16: Advanced Data Representation
Chapter 17: Networking and Internet Technologies
Chapter 18: Computer Architecture, Processors, & Virtual Machines
Chapter 19: Digital Logic and Boolean Algebra
Chapter 20: System Software and Operating System (Advanced)
Chapter 21: Cryptography and Secure Communication Technologies
Chapter 22: Artificial Intelligence
Chapter 23: Algorithms
Chapter 24: Recursion
Chapter 25: Programming Paradigm
Chapter 26: Object-Oriented Programming
Chapter 27: Low-level Programming
Chapter 28: Declarative Programming
Chapter 29: File Processing and Exception Handling
Teach AS & A Level Computer Science with Confidence — Without Starting from Scratch
Preparing clear Computer Science lessons takes time, especially when teaching across a full syllabus or taking on a new class. This AS & A Level Computer Science PowerPoint slide bundle supports teachers with ready-to-use lesson materials, so you can focus on teaching rather than slide preparation.
All slides are organized by chapter, aligned with the Cambridge syllabus, and ready for immediate classroom use.
What’s included
Ultimate Teaching Companion (included)
• Chapter Companion Handouts — ready-to-print summaries for student revision
• End-of-Chapter Tests — print-ready assessments aligned with slide content
• Chapter-Based Quizlet Flashcards — shareable links for student self-testing
• YouTube Companion Videos — see how the slides are used in real lessons
Complete lesson slides (full syllabus)
• Covers all AS & A Level Computer Science chapters
• Organised clearly by topic and chapter
• Editable PowerPoint files
• Ready to teach straight after download
Designed for clear teaching
• Concepts introduced step by step
• Carefully selected diagrams to support explanation
• Worked examples and questions included where appropriate
• Subtle animations used to explain processes clearly
This complete KS3 Science Retrieval & Revision Workbook Bundle covers every Biology, Chemistry and Physics topic in the KS3 curriculum, with one retrieval booklet per specification point. Developed by an outstanding UK science teacher, supported by AI-assisted resource creation, this bundle delivers high-quality, ready-to-use retrieval practice for every lesson across Years 7, 8 and 9.
Each booklet is written in student-friendly language (ages 11–14) and designed to strengthen long-term memory through structured recall tasks, varied question types and clear scientific vocabulary. All booklets include a fully completed teacher answers version, making them ideal for classwork, homework, independent study, intervention, revision, or cover lessons.
Topics included across the full KS3 Science course
(Complete Biology, Chemistry and Physics coverage)
Biology:
• Cells & Microscopy
• Body Systems & Organs
• Gas Exchange & Breathing
• Respiration
• Digestion
• Reproduction (Human & Plant)
• Health, Lifestyle & Diet
• Microbes & Disease
• Ecology & Food Webs
• Adaptations
• Interdependence
• Photosynthesis
• Inheritance & Variation
• Genetics
• Evolution
Chemistry:
• States of Matter
• Particle Model
• Elements, Compounds & Mixtures
• Separating Techniques
• Atoms, Elements & Periodic Table
• Acids, Alkalis & Indicators
• Chemical Reactions
• Metals & Non-Metals
• Combustion
• Earth & Atmosphere
• Climate Science
• Fuels & Energy Resources
• Environmental Chemistry
Physics:
• Forces
• Motion
• Speed & Distance-Time Graphs
• Energy Stores & Transfers
• Work & Power
• Heating & Cooling
• Electricity
• Circuits
• Magnetism & Electromagnets
• Waves
• Sound
• Light
• Space & Solar System
Every major KS3 science theme is fully covered.
Each booklet includes 10–12 retrieval activities, such as:
• Knowledge Snapshots (key facts for each topic)
• 4×4 Retrieval Grid (16 recall questions)
• Last Lesson & Last Week Recall
• Gap-Fill Summary with Word Bank
• Mixed Retrieval Quiz (MCQs, short answers, matching)
• True/False + Correct It (fix misconceptions)
• Retrieval Pyramid (Recall → Explain → Apply)
• Mini Test (12 marks)
• Retrieval Sorting Cards (cut-and-sort activity)
• Reflection & Review (metacognition)
These activities build retrieval strength, reinforce vocabulary, and help students secure the fundamental concepts needed for GCSE success.
What’s included in the full download
• One fully editable booklet per KS3 science topic
• Student version (no answers)
• Full teacher answers version
• Printable PDFs included
• Complete three-year KS3 retrieval curriculum in one bundle
Perfect for departments seeking a consistent, high-impact retrieval routine across the whole of KS3 Science. Saves hours of planning and provides a ready-made system for recall, assessment and intervention.
KS3 Science Entire Curriculum
This includes 21 content units maps that cover the whole national curriculum and prepare students for AQA GCSE. The names of the units are avaialbe on the overview document. All documents are editable on word.
Each content unit includes:
Numeracy/Skills Links
Keywords
KS2 Links
Possible extensions
Lesson title and success criteria
Demonstration/practical activities
There are also three skills/intro unit plans for the start of each KS3 year:
Covers key skills and safety
Builds on knowledge for each year group
Lesson titles and success criteria
Demonstration/practical activities
Other Resources that go alongside these:
Extended Writing Tasks
Assessment Quizzes and Answers
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We also have lessons planned for each unit as well as homework banks, if you purchase the maps and leave your email address in a review I can send these over to you. Unfortunately due to images we can’t have them on TES!
An overview of the Science National Curriclum from Year One - Six.
I’ve included all of the NC statements as well as extra information such as links to the NCETM or other helpful websites
Word documents with the ‘Descriptions of Learning’ for Progression Steps 1, 2 and 3 for all Areas of Learning in the new Curriculum for Wales 2022.
Includes word documents with the ‘Descriptions of Learning’ for:
Language, Literacy and Communication
Mathematics and Numeracy
Science and Technology
Humanities
Expressive Arts
Health and Well Being
Also Includes:
LNF
DCF
Bring the science of sound to life with this engaging 4-lesson resource pack, designed to help Year 4 students explore how sound is made, how it travels, and how we hear it. Each lesson is carefully planned and includes everything you need to teach with confidence — from PowerPoints and child-friendly learning objectives to ready-to-use activity sheets.
What’s Included:
4 Detailed Lesson PowerPoints – Easy-to-follow presentations that introduce and explain key scientific concepts using clear visuals and interactive questions.
Child-Friendly Learning Objectives – “I can” statements that help pupils understand what they’re learning and what success looks like in each lesson.
Printable Activity Sheets – A variety of tasks to consolidate learning, encourage curiosity, and apply knowledge through practical and written work.
Topics Covered:
How sounds are made through vibrations
How sound travels through different materials
How we hear sounds and the parts of the ear involved
How to change pitch and volume through different instruments and materials
This resource pack encourages hands-on investigation, scientific enquiry, and the use of key vocabulary. Whether you’re a science specialist or a classroom teacher, these lessons are ideal for delivering the Year 4 Sound topic in a fun, accessible, and curriculum-aligned way.
A science curriculum map for Year 3, with a sequence of lessons for each of the National Curriculum programmes of study, ensuring coverage of the core objectives. Alongside this, STEM Projects linked to the areas of study support further development of the knowledge and skills in each area.
A science curriculum map for Year 2, with a sequence of lessons for each of the National Curriculum programmes of study, ensuring coverage of the core objectives. Alongside this, STEM Projects linked to the areas of study support further development of the knowledge and skills in each area.
A science curriculum map for Year 1, with a sequence of lessons for each of the National Curriculum programmes of study, ensuring coverage of the core objectives. Alongside this, STEM Projects linked to the areas of study support further development of the knowledge and skills in each area.
A science curriculum map for Year 4, with a sequence of lessons for each of the National Curriculum programmes of study, ensuring coverage of the core objectives. Alongside this, STEM Projects linked to the areas of study support further development of the knowledge and skills in each area.
BTEC applied science curriculum plan for Unit 8 A,B,C assignments.
Gives lots of detail on common misconceptions, order that you can teach it in and idea for practical work and suggestions of activities.
My powerpoints for these assignments can also be brought separately on my shop.
FAR, FAR MORE CONTENT THAN CAN BE SEEN IN PREVIEW. UPDATED PACKAGE WITH ALL NEW CONTENT FOR 2026 ONWARD. 2 years of KS4 PSHE for the current PSHE + RSE curriculum. This pack contains 130 hours of content for Year 10 and 11.
Contains all the new topics - AI deepfakes, sextortion, chatbots, brain development, online misogyny and so much more. Includes all British Values and Protected Characteristics mapping as well as careers and finance lessons too… Email info@ecpublishing once purchased and we’ll also add you on to the live storage cloud too (includes all and any updates).
This complete school Key Stage 4 PSHE + RSE resources package is brand new and every lesson has a detailed, editable PowerPoint, with either scaffolding or differentiation, info packs, worksheets, creative tasks, clip tasks, analysis and case study exercises and a focus on literacy and science through PSHE.
Created by a team of PSHE teachers, PSHE consultants, English and Science teachers from UK secondary schools. EC Publishing has been the UK’s top PSHE lesson producer for almost 10 years, and has created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov).
All planning highlights current PSHE Association / DfE codes (for easy reference for Ofsted) and is planned against the Protected Characteristics throughout, as detailed in the schemes of work.
This package covers all of the new issues teenagers and young people face in 2026; from neo-misogynism and chatbots, to online group-chat bullying, AI deepfakes, planning an aspirational career and future from an early age, learning for life, managing our online reputations and much, much more.
You can download the planning pack for free and review all of the schemes of work to see what’s in the package. It covers all the DfE statutory content, Gatsby career guidelines, PSHE Association recommended topics for KS4.
The new COMPLETE KS3 PSHE PACKAGE 2025 can be found here.
This is everything you need for KS4 PSHE, RSE and Careers (inc all Living in the Wider World and Health and Wellbeing content), mental health lessons for all year groups, a focus on online safety throughout and everything you need to foster an aspirational attitude throughout PSHE.
The lessons in this pack fit the PSHE Association’s Thematic PSHE Programme Builder model (RSE, Living in the Wider World, Health and Wellbeing). This pack also includes additional access to the Complete KS3 Dropbox from EC Publishing with additional workbooks, SEN lessons, home learning, quizzes and much more - just email info@ecpublishing.co.uk and ask to be added. We just couldn’t fit all the added extras into a Tes bundle!
** It includes a detailed scheme of work for every half term over the three years and detailed lesson plans for every lesson.**
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources is part of EC Publishing. We are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can also find this pack on the EC Publishing website, where we provide a wide variety of RE, Citizenship and PSHE resources and packages.
These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to pick up and use. They are all planned according the PSHE Association’s latest guidance.
If you want more info before deciding to purchase this, please look through our resources and read the reviews, I realise it’s an investment, but should save your school a few hundred pounds compared to other market providers and you’ll be in good company as we serve almost 2000 UK secondaries already.
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I made this spreadsheet for a colleague who was transitioning from teaching a Science ELC at KS4 to teaching a full KS3 curriculum. This contains the NC concepts for the Science Curriculum from the 2014 National Curriculum.
A helpful resource I created as a science coordinator to ensure progression of skills and learning through from Early Years to Year 2.
This has ensured complete coverage of the skills and learning intentions stated in the National Curriculum.
Included is a progression of skills document, curriculum coverage map and a progression of investigation and enquiries within Key Stage 1.
A brilliant set of 18 PowerPoints which cover all topics covered in Year 2. The PowerPoints include Engaging Starters, Lesson Objectives, Key Vocabulary, Literacy and Numeracy, Investigations, Class Discussions and Plenaries.
Brand new KS3 or KS4 Science Escape Room (With a focus on chemistry and Physics) - Virtual Escape Room by Cre8tive Resources! This lasts an hour or under depending on how quick the teams can solve each puzzle! Students love this style of lesson, great as an educational treat for your class. C8/ES/15
How can this resource be adapted for social distancing?
Upload / send the sheets digitally so students can work independently through them (don’t use the keys or PPT tracker if so)
Could use as part of a Recovery Curriculum
Set the 7 Puzzles for Homework
Pairs instead of groups
Product Contents:
☞ Escape Room Interactive Tracker PowerPoint - Keeps the competitive nature on display
☞ Escape Room Puzzle Keys (Six Sets for Six Teams)
☞ Escape Room Team sheet - Record codes, answers clues as they progress through the 7 rooms
☞ Escape Room Puzzles (7 Rooms = 7 Different styles of Puzzles involving numeracy, literacy and lateral thinking)
☞ Teacher Answer Sheet - Quickly confirm to teams they have solved the puzzle correctly
☞ TEacher instructions of how to set up the escape room and what to print and top tips and shortcuts.
☞ Successful Escape Certificates for those that complete the entire challenge (There is a difficult bonus escape too :) for any quick teams
☞ The 7 Rooms include: Secret Bunker, Space Station, Garden Tunnel, The Office, Dungeon, The Island, Skate Park (Each Puzzle has been adapted to suit the topic of this Escape Room and is suitable to KS3 and KS4 Student or even bright KS2 students.
JUST PRINT AND GO!
✿ They can also be used to encourage a flipped learning environment
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You may also want to check out these other great Science Cre8tive resources for your students
⇨ Science Christmas Quiz 2019
⇨ Sciece KS3 Christmas Quiz 2018
⇨ Chemistry Escape Room
⇨ Biology Escape Room
⇨ Physics Escape Room
⇨ Science End of Year Escape Rooms Bundle
⇨ How to Draw Graphs in Science
⇨ General Science KS3 Escape Room
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