Practice: subprograms lesson for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Computer Science (4CP0), with editable PowerPoint slides, a student worksheet and full answers. Students practise breaking programs into procedures and functions with parameters and return values, and test each subprogram.
Written for Topic 2 Programming (spec 2.6.3, 2.1.1). Everything is editable, so you can adapt it to your class.
What’s included- PowerPoint lesson (13 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
By the end of the lesson students can:
- Complete a function and a procedure in a given program, using its structure, constants and variable names
- Call subprograms correctly from the main program and test them with normal, boundary and erroneous data
- Find and correct errors in code that uses subprograms
Worksheet sections: A. Key words; B. Find and fix: Q02b; C. Complete Q05; D. Exam-style questions; E. Challenge
Every lesson includes- Learning goals and a starter question
- Clear explanations, diagrams and worked examples (Python 3 throughout, with Pearson pseudocode alongside)
- A quick check and a “your turn” task linked to the worksheet
- Exam-style questions with marks, and an exit ticket
- PowerPoint (.pptx) and Word (.docx), fully editable
- Works in PowerPoint and Google Slides
- Bright, clear GCSE design, consistent across the whole course
These are independent resources written for the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) Computer Science specification (4CP0, Issue 1). They are not produced or endorsed by Pearson. Spec point numbers are Pearson’s, with a letter added where we split a statement across lessons.
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Last updated: November 2026.
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