All of the teaching powerpoints and lesson resources required to teach the J277 software unit. 10 lessons in total but could be stretched to more. Most lessons have a guided reading element and there is a strong focus on literacy throughout the unit. Based on the I do, We do, You do model of teaching. Printable resources for book work (but could be used on screen if required). Suitable for teachers that are not subject specialists. Each lesson starts with a Do Now task that focuses on recall from past lessons.

Revision Guide / Knowledge Organiser for the entire OCR GCSE Computer Science Spec (J277) Colour coded, 21 pages. PDF suitable for printing and Powerpoint file incase you want to edit it. Each topic can be printed separately as a lesson resource/Do Now task/Revision Sheet/Homework/Flipped learning resource. Each topic has examples of exam questions which can be answered by students. Key vocabulary is highlighted. You are welcome to share with students on a password protected area of your website but please do not share publicly online. Please write a review if you find it useful :)

Printable Do Now Tasks for KS3 computing (10 for year 7, 10 for year 8 and 10 for year 9). All single sided A4 but include an extension activity to be done on the reverse of the sheet. Without the extension each sheet would take around 7 minutes to complete but with the extension it could be around 15 mins so can be used flexibly. Layering of concepts across the year groups - accessible for lower literacy students, calming activities to encourage focus. Perfect for: having ready for cover lessons to allow the teacher to get themselves organised. students who in isolation/moved to another classroom to give them something relevant and paper based to do Everyday lessons Homework Extension tasks for finished students

Display consisting of 11 different women who have been influential in Computer science (past and present). Perfect for showing girls that computing isn’t just for the boys!

A lesson powerpoint on ethical issues in technology. Gives students the opportunity to investigate various ethical issues relating to new use of technology.

A one off lesson on e-waste and the impact of technology on the environment.

A one off lesson that introduces students to For Loops and the time/sleep function so that they can create a program for the Baby Shark Song.

Knowledge organiser to accompany a Key Stage 3 unit introducing binary. Includes differentiated learning objectives for the term. Mine is labelled as year 8 but feel free to adapt it to suit your needs.

A lesson which gets students to employ a range of ICT skills to complete a series of Easter related tasks. Great for KS3 for the last lesson before the Easter holidays.

Lesson worksheets to take students through data security. Sheets include grade criteria, starter activity question, key words wordsearch, table to complete about risks and protection methods, plenary exam question about anti-phishing and anti-virus software and room for teacher feedback. One worksheet for higher ability and one for lower.

A large set of dingbat starter activities to get students thinking at the start of lessons.

6 complete lessons on network security. Ideal for students who have already briefly touched on this topic but could also be used to introduce it. All lessons have differentiated objectives, engaging starter activities, a deep learning task and a plenary. These were originally designed for remote learning so could be delivered easily by a non-specialist. You are welcome to adapt the resources to suit the needs of your own class. You are also welcome to post the lessons on an online platform such as google classroom as long as students require a school account login to access them (please do not post them freely accessible on your school website). Thank you

A lesson powerpoint with starter and main activity as well as all the key info for teaching sound. Planned according to the OCR spec for computer science but could be used for others. Can be used as an unplugged lesson as students can complete the tasks on paper or on a computer.

A series of 8 lessons covering legal, ethical, environmental and cultural issues in computer science. Lessons are intended to be used alongside exercise books as well as some computer based activities but could easily be adapted to make the lessons 100% electronic. Each lesson has three levels of differentiation by task rather than outcome. Literacy and reading opportunities included All lessons start with an engaging starter that students can get on with straight away. Opportunities for students to practice long answer questions.

A whole lesson powerpoint which takes students through using count-controlled and condition-controlled loops. A series of small challenges that build on each other so students can work through independently.

Ideal as a first lesson for the OCR GCSE Computer Science course. Ready to pick up and use without any prep needed. Covers what defines a computer system and embedded systems. The resource can be run on the board with students working in exercise books or given to students electronically (with answers removed) to work through or a combination. All answers included and set up so that it could be delivered by a non-specialist if required.

A powerpoint which gets students to create an origami paper cup and then turn it into a “product”. The powerpoint has a series of lessons with start activities and then main activities where students can use their ICT and computing skills to create their brand/product design/advertising etc. Can be done in groups or individually. I have done this with several classes and they love it. Lots of creativity. Opportunities to teach new skills as you go along such as image editing, animation etc.

6 full lessons on Operating Systems and 8 full lessons on utility software to follow on from this. Each lesson includes three levels of differentiation by task rather than outcome. Plenty of literacy and reading tasks included. The lessons are originally designed to be used with exercise books as well as some computer based work but could easily be adapted to use as fully electronic. Various AFL opportunities throughout and a written assessment at the end. Enough information in the powerpoints that the lessons could easily be delivered by non-specialists or remotely. All lessons start with an engaging starter which students can complete independently as soon as they enter the room.

5 Computational thinking lessons for GCSE. Each lesson includes three levels of differentiation by task rather than outcome. Each lesson has an engaging starter activity that students can get on with straight away. The lessons were originally written to be used with exercise books as well as some computer based work but could easily be adapted to make them 100% computer based. The lessons cover abstraction, decomposition and algorithmic thinking. Programming opportunities are included (python) as well as links to identifying programming errors and flowcharts. Lessons include literacy and reading opportunities.