The only Scheme of Work you’ll need for AQA GCSE Computer Science — from Induction Day to the final exam.

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Stop piecing together your own SoW from scattered spec documents and old department files. This is a complete, ready-to-teach two-year Scheme of Work covering every single week of Year 10 and Year 11 for AQA GCSE Computer Science (8525) — built by a practising CS specialist, structured the way Ofsted and SLT actually want to see planning: rigorous, sequenced, and evidenced.

• 51 pages. 70 fully-planned teaching weeks. Zero gaps.

• Course Overview — curriculum intent, aims, learning outcomes, resourcing and assessment strategy, written and ready for your handbook or SEF evidence

• Long-Term Plan — every week of both years mapped at a glance, term by term, with every assessment window flagged

• Medium-Term Planning for EVERY lesson — not a vague overview. Each week includes learning objectives, success criteria, prior knowledge, key vocabulary, teaching activities, practical tasks, homework, assessment opportunities, differentiation, cross-curricular links and resources — genuinely pick-up-and-teach, even for non-specialist cover staff

• Full programming progression — Python fundamentals → algorithms → data structures → subprograms → file handling → SQL, spiralled and interleaved across two years

• Complete theory coverage — systems architecture, memory & storage, networks, cyber security, databases, Boolean logic, ethical/legal/environmental issues — every spec strand mapped and referenced

• Built-in SQL scenario — a ready-made five-table relational database (GreenLeaf Garden Centre) used consistently across the SQL unit for teaching, practice and assessment

• Assessment Schedule — 9 Knowledge Checks, 4 Programming ÌÇÐÄVlogts, End-of-Year 10 exams, Year 11 Mocks and a fully structured Spring/Summer revision cycle, all mapped to AQA assessment objectives

• Teacher Guidance — common misconceptions by topic, differentiation and stretch strategies, SEND support, AfL opportunities, retrieval practice model and exam technique guidance

Perfect for:

New or non-specialist CS teachers who need a secure, structured route through the spec
Heads of Department needing a robust, inspection-ready SoW without months of planning time
Departments switching to AQA 8525 who need full coverage confirmed against the current specification
Cover teachers who need to deliver a lesson cold, with everything they need on one page

Format: Fully editable Word document (.docx) — professionally formatted with a clean navy/gold colour scheme, ready to brand with your own school logo, adapt to your timetable, and print or share digitally.

Save yourself 100+ hours of planning. Download, adjust the dates to your school calendar, and start teaching.

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