My name is Ray Chambers. I'm a specialist in computing and have a first class honours degree in computer science. I'm currently the lead teacher of computer science at Brooke Weston Academy in Corby Northamptonshire. I have been teaching for roughly 8 years and I thoroughly enjoy my job. In 2015 I was fortunate to win the Pearson National Teaching Award for innovative use of technology. I also won the BAFTA for mentoring young coders.

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A-Level Computer Science - Thinking ahead 2.1.2 - OCR

This lesson focusses on a number of areas for the OCR A-Level Computer Science spec.

a) Identify the inputs and outputs for a given situation.
b) Determine the preconditions for devising a solution to a problem.
c) The nature, benefits and drawbacks of caching.
d) The need for reusable program components.

There are 3 activities which get students thinking about making the solution to the problem and the advantages and disadvantages for each of these are discussed. There are some questions and answers and also some resources from the OCR repository to support the learning in this. There is a video attached which get students to think about 'thinking ahead' and needing specific items before they use the code.

Contents:
* Lesson Plan
* Lesson PowerPoint's
* 2 Sheets to cut out and students to use

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