Start the lesson with a focus on key skills using spreadsheets - also a useful reminder when students are completing spreadsheet tasks.

Start the lesson with simple calculations - engage the computing mind with numeracy calculations using basic operators. Solution included on slides.

Algorithmic Thinking through Flowcharts and Python: Iteration A resource designed to teach complete novices how to think logically before attempting to write code in Python. This resource emphasises the importance of working out the algorithm using a flowchart, and gets students to practice writing the code before going onto Python (thus preventing the 'Rabbit in headlights' scenario).

Independent Enquiry - Activity to encourage students to develop confidence in basic programming skills: Purple - Low ability, Blue - Middle Ability, Yellow - Higher ability Possible solution - Python - in text file.

Start-up Costs and Operating Costs - Lesson and home learning.

Week 2 Fixed Costs and Variable Costs. Lesson and homework.

KS3 Computing Curriculum Linking together: Programming, ICT and Computer Science. Key Concept sheets used to support learning of key terms in lesson.

Lesson and memory jogger for GCSE BCS A265 theory.

Practice for A453 Controlled Assessment. Allocating a job number to a file. Adding record of job to file.

GCSE BCS - A265 Theory of Business and society.

Lesson plan introducing Dreamweaver & HTML Key Concept - linking together Computer Science, Digital Literacy and Programming.

Lesson plan introducing HTML and Dreamweaver: Images and the bibliography. Key Concept - linking together Computer Science, Digital Literacy and Programming.

Activity with formulae, explanation and example. Student worksheet Teacher Solution worksheet. Calculating: Contribution per Unit Break-Even Point in Units Break-Even Point in Revenues

After the Introduction of Python unit, I wanted to check my students understood the programming concepts of selection, iteration, variables etc. First they created the quiz in Scratch and then in Python, and compared the two.

Business Communication Systems A265 Ethics & Law student workbook. Prior-knowledge questions memory joggers questions ICT Task (preparation for A267) Also attached - memory joggers to display at front of class.

Break-Even Lesson looks at the chart in order to provide an overview of what the break-even topic is all about. Once completing this lesson, students will move on to the different components and calculations, however with this overview, they will understand the 'end goal' and the steps needed more easily.

Comparison of High Level Language, Assembly language and Low Level Language: Theory High - Python Assembly - Little Man Computer Low - Binary addition