Edexcel IAL Computer Science – U2.07 Working with strings – Lesson & Worksheet

Bespoke, fully editable lesson for Pearson Edexcel International A Level Computer Science (2026): U2.07 Working with strings. Slides, worksheet and full answers.

Written for Unit 2 Practical Programming, topic 8 Organising and handling data (specification 8.2.2). Everything is editable, so you can adapt it to your class.

What’s included

• PowerPoint lesson (15 slides) with teacher notes on every slide
• Student worksheet (Word), ready to print or edit
• Answer sheet (Word) with mark-scheme style answers for every question

U2.07 Working with strings

By the end of the lesson students can:

• Find the length of a string and index and slice it, including negative indexes
• Examine and manipulate strings with the PLS string methods, ord() and chr()
• Format output with f-strings using align, sign, width, precision and type

Worksheet sections: A. Index and slice; B. String methods; C. Amend the code; D. Exam-style question; E. Challenge

Every lesson includes

• Learning goals and a starter question
• Clear explanations, diagrams and worked examples (Python 3 throughout, as the specification requires)
• A quick check and a “your turn” task linked to the worksheet
• Exam-style questions with marks, and an exit ticket

Format

• PowerPoint (.pptx) and Word (.docx), fully editable
• Works in PowerPoint and Google Slides
• Calm, muted sixth-form design, consistent across the whole course

These are independent resources written for the Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level Computer Science specification (Issue 1, first teaching 2026; IAS XCP01, IAL YCP01). They are not produced or endorsed by Pearson.