35 ideas (starter and plenary included) fully aligned to the KS3 curriculum. Sometimes we all need a little help with a lesson, or want something “out of the box” that can get going in seconds. These are outstanding ideas, and a full lesson can be built from them in minutes. Some are suitable for a few minutes, or can be used as mini-sessions within your lesson. The idea is to save you time with the least preparation time possible. Topics covered include: Computational abstractions Key algorithms Programming Boolean logic Hardware and software Instructions within a computer system Data storage Creative projects Digital artefacts E-Safety

20 ideas that encompass the Computing Programmes of study for KS3. Some of these ideas are really great, and a full lesson can be built from them, some are suitable as starters or fun mini-sessions within your lesson. Headings: Decorate a Christmas Tree Christmas Myths Create a spreadsheet model A Christmas story in 2016 PowerPoint 12 days of Christmas Cost Create a poster Programming – 12 days of Christmas song 12 days of Christmas – presents programming Celebrations around the world Sorting Bitmaps Photoshop Programming Create Solving problems Naughty or nice Abstraction Reindeer Puzzle Just for fun…

More than 150 business challenge cards that can be used to extend students, used as revision activities or given to students to answer at home. Mini tasks, questions, and statements to think about that can be used as starters, plenaries, flipped learning tasks or homework. Multiple questions one each of the following topics and sub-topics: Business activity 1.1 The role of business enterprise and entrepreneurship 1.2 Business planning 1.3 Business ownership 1.4 Business aims and objectives 1.5 Stakeholders in business 1.6 business growth Marketing 2.1 The role of marketing 2.2 Market research 2.3 Market segmentation 2.4 The marketing mix People 3.1 The role of human resources 3.2 Organisational structures and different ways of working 3.3 Communication in business 3.4 Recruitment and selection 3.5 Motivation and retention 3.6 Training and development 3.7 Employment law Operations 4.1 Production processes 4.2 Quality of goods and services 4.3 The sales process and customer service 4.4 Consumer law 4.5 Business location 4.6 Working with suppliers Finance 5.1 The role of the finance function 5.2 Sources of finance 5.3 Revenue, costs, profit and loss 5.4 Break-even 5.5 Cash and cash flow Influences on business 6.1 Ethical and environmental considerations 6.2 The economic climate 6.3 Globalisation

An incredible amount of generic starter ideas for KS3 computing lessons. They are aligned to the Computing programme of study for Key stage 3: offering you some ready-planned (no teacher time required) starters for your lessons. Generic starters are offered, as well as specialist starters covering the following topics: Computational abstractions Key algorithms Programming Boolean logic Hardware and software Instructions within a computer system Data storage Creative projects Digital artefacts E-Safety All designed to help you improve your practice, and are formatted for you and ready to go! This is also offered as part of the great value bundle KS3 Computing without the planning

Dijkstra’s Algorithm The way I would run this is to talk through the motivation for the algorithm from the presentation, and give the terminology worksheet to be filled in (answer in the presentation). We’d then work through the brute force worksheet. I might then run through the example, then give them the simple graph to fill in. Than we would work through TaskGraph1 for the graphs. Then I might get them to either code, or come up with graphs for them to solve in small groups or in pairs. Included: TPT presentation Labels to fill in worksheets to give structure for the students to fill in answers TaskGraph1 3 graphs to run Dijkstras on. AnswerGraph1 and 2 -answers for the graphs Brute force worksheet and brute force worksheet answers

A series of 12 challenges for your classes, can be used for GCSE students or KS3 classes. All are chosen as being applicable to beginner Python classes.

A Christmas-themed game for GCSE Business Studies. Contains everything you need to run this game session. It is helpful if students know something about cash flow and the unit putting an idea into practice. Full instructions are provided.

20 ideas; full lesson can be built from them, some are suitable as starters or fun mini-sessions within your lesson. Headings: John Lewis Black Friday Retail deathwatch This year A costs presentation Break even Campaign video Break even point Mutiny in Wonderland Facebook Hit-Miss-Maybe Business missing words Top 10 Christmas songs Santa's PPP 10 minute in groups (motivation) Suggest motivation Organisation structures Largest company Minimum wage Meeting customer needs Just for fun..

Stuck with your tutor group for an extra hour because...reasons...? Have a last lesson planned, run it and the students love it. Then suddenly Christmas lunch is cancelled and you see the same group again? Students demand that you have a 'fun' lesson but you just...well...didn't plan it? Here is a set of ideas that are just pick up and go. Really. Just give yourself 5 minutes before the lesson and have a Merry Christmas one and all.

Can you crack these festive codes? Complete with answer sheet.

A complete resource pack for respect and diversity in the KS3 classroom Created to teach the following objectives: Investigate respect and what it means, and why it is important Be able to distinguish between respectful and disrespectful behaviour Learn to respect the differences between people Know that a great way to deliver self-respect is to behave in a way that makes them feel good about themselves They are responsible for their own behaviour, and that respect begins with ones self and students need guidance in order to achieve this!

Basic Python poster cheat sheets. Designed for version 2.6 and 3.4. Also contains a Python data types poster. Python basics (2.6 and 3.4.2) Python advanced (2.6 and 3.4.2) Python data types

Designed for KS3 but easily modified to deliver to KS2 or KS4. After recent events, it is more important than ever for our students to respect both themselves and each other. This is more than just discipline and liking other people. This is about respecting difference and diversity in every context that we encounter. This assembly helps you to deliver just that.

Students can discover more about famous computer scientists in a fun and interactive way. Zero preparation for the teacher! From Steve Jobs to Tim Berners-Lee there are many famous computer scientists. But how many do your students know? Students respond to open-ended questions in this nicely presented resource. Two suggestions for delivery: 1. Give all of the students the same computer scientist. Maximum 10 minutes for each. Who can go through the set fastest? 2. Give different groups different computer scientists. Then present.

A planned assembly for the topic of responsibility.

Fully resourced ice breaker games. Use these to help students introduce themselves to each other (and to you). There are 9 activities, some need no preparation, others need cards to be printed, and you would need to organise iPads (or iPhones) to use the App.

Tablet Design cover lesson - suitable for computing courses from KS3 to KS4

A teacher guide for fidget spinners. Gives reasons why they may be banned in some schools, and the counter arguments for doing so.

Simple guide for the blocks screen and the designer screen. Designed for App Inventor 2