Lesson Walkthrough

Each lesson opens with SMART objectives that set the standard for high-quality learning and link directly to the tasks ahead.

Outcomes are precise and measurable, making it easy to track progress and celebrate success — ensuring every stage delivers maximum impact.

(DF and ST schemes only) This slide opens the lesson by making the topic’s relevance clear to students, linking the computing concept directly to real systems, technologies, or scenarios they recognise. It establishes why the learning matters before moving into the main content.

Alongside this, and in all schemes, the delivery section gives the teacher a concise overview of the lesson structure from starter to plenary, ensuring a smooth, well-paced flow from one stage to the next.

The teaching input slides are designed to explain complex ideas with clarity and precision. Each concept is broken down into concise points, supported by clear visuals and speaker notes that guide exactly what to say and when.

This example shows how information is organised so that students can grasp it quickly, while giving the teacher a straightforward structure to follow for confident delivery.

Some lessons include custom-built offline simulations to bring complex ideas to life. They give students the chance to run a system, make changes, and see the results instantly — turning theory into hands-on experience.

Built in HTML and JavaScript, they run directly from a browser with no installs or internet connection once downloaded, so they can be used in class, on a shared drive, or on secure school devices. Each simulation is rooted in realistic scenarios, encouraging students to think like engineers: diagnosing problems, refining solutions, and applying their learning in real time.

For main tasks only, a slide clearly sets out the student activity, ensuring there’s no ambiguity during delivery. A reference to the answers is included in the speaker notes for quick access.

The green bar on the right signals that an activity is set for students, while the yellow bar indicates that answers are available - in this case shown in the accompanying answer document.

Extension activities are built into the presentation to stretch thinking beyond the core task.

Both the activity and its answer are shown on separate slides, with the green bar indicating the task and the yellow bar signalling that the answer is provided. This makes it easy for teachers to challenge students and then review their responses with clear, ready-to-use explanations.

For Starters, Extensions, and Plenaries, both the task and its answers are built directly into the presentation. The green bar indicates the activity, and the yellow bar shows that an answer slide follows.

This keeps everything in one place, making it easy to move from task to review without breaking the flow of the lesson. Main activities with more substantial requirements have answers provided in the separate answer document.

Every lesson features well-structured, high-engagement activities that challenge students to apply their learning in meaningful, real-world contexts. These tasks are designed to promote advanced thinking skills — analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making — while reinforcing the core concepts of the lesson.

In this example, students design and refine a multi-drone light show, making strategic choices about movement, colour, and timing, and evaluating performance data to optimise results. Activities vary across lessons but always provide purposeful, hands-on learning that builds confidence, precision, and transferable expertise.

The Support folder contains student-facing resources that make the main lesson activity accessible for all learners while keeping the level of challenge high. These might include scaffolded versions of worksheets, simplified question sets, visual prompts, and key vocabulary sheets.

They are designed to be used in class alongside the main activity so students have the tools they need to engage fully and work independently where possible.

The Classroom Adaption Guide is teacher-facing and completely separate from the Support folder. It’s a professional delivery guide showing how to adapt each stage of the lesson for different ability levels - without altering objectives or reducing ambition.

It includes practical teaching strategies, model answers, and specific adjustments to the original tasks, so the lesson works equally well for mixed-ability and non-specialist delivery.

Each lesson includes a student-friendly independent learning sheet for use if the teacher is absent. It mirrors the main lesson structure, guiding students step-by-step through the tasks using the same resources they would in class.

To keep assessment materials secure, we recommend removing the teacher folder before directing students to the cover instructions.