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9 November 2026

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Bespoke, fully editable lesson for OCR GCSE (9–1) Computer Science (J277): OC2.48 Maintainable code. Slides, worksheet and full answers.

Written for J277/02 Computational thinking, algorithms and programming, section 2.3 Producing robust programs (spec 2.3.1.3). Everything is editable, so you can adapt it to your class.

What’s included
  • PowerPoint lesson (14 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
OC2.48 Maintainable code

By the end of the lesson students can:

  • Explain why programs need to be easy to maintain
  • Use sub programs, meaningful names, indentation and comments to make code maintainable
  • Refine hard-to-read code into maintainable ERL and Python

Worksheet sections: A. Key words; B. Find the problems; C. Comment and structure; 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 the OCR Exam Reference Language alongside)
  • A quick check and a “your turnâ€� task linked to the worksheet
  • Exam-style questions with marks, and an exit ticket
Format
  • 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 Cambridge OCR GCSE (9–1) Computer Science specification (J277, version 3.1). They are not produced or endorsed by OCR or Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Spec point numbers are our own numbering of the specification statements.

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Producing robust programs – OCR GCSE Computer Science (6 lessons)

6 ready-to-teach lessons for OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277): Producing robust programs. Every lesson has editable PowerPoint slides, a student worksheet and full answers, and the bundle costs less than buying the lessons one by one. A complete, ready-to-teach bundle for OCR GCSE (9–1) Computer Science (J277): Section 2.3 Producing robust programs, in 6 bespoke lessons. Every lesson comes with: - **Editable PowerPoint slides**: goals, starter, explanations, diagrams, worked examples, a quick check, a task and an exit ticket, with teacher notes - **Student worksheet (Word)**: recall, applied practice and exam-style questions with marks - **Answer sheet (Word)**: full mark-scheme style answers Worth £29.94 if bought lesson by lesson. ## What's inside - **OC2.46** Defensive design and authentication - **OC2.47** Input validation - **OC2.48** Maintainable code - **OC2.49** ÌÇÐÄVlogting and types of error - **OC2.50** ÌÇÐÄVlogt data and test plans - **OC2.51** Refining algorithms ## Why teachers use it - Mapped lesson by lesson to the specification, so coverage is easy to track - Python 3 throughout, with the OCR Exam Reference Language alongside - Fully editable: adapt to your class, timings and school template - Works for teaching, revision, cover lessons and homework These are independent resources written for the Cambridge OCR GCSE (9–1) Computer Science specification (J277, version 3.1). They are not produced or endorsed by OCR or Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Spec point numbers are our own numbering of the specification statements. Last updated: November 2026.

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