Computing
Algorithm flowchart and pseudocode canvas
Represent a problem-solving algorithm using suitable flowchart symbols and pseudocode notes, then check its branches against normal, boundary and error cases.
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Head of Design, Technology and Computing
Steven Marsh
I value build logs that capture a design choice, its reason and what a student may reconsider, adapting the record to the evidence each practical or technical task needs.
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A design decision is easier to understand when the student records why it was made, not only what the finished object looks like. I lead Design and Technology, Computer Science and Food Preparation and Nutrition, where students move between different kinds of practical and technical work.
Those subjects share workshop space and machines, so planning has to account for access as well as learning. I am interested in build logs that capture decisions as they happen: the choice made, the reason for it and what the student might reconsider. A record like that can support reflection across a project without prescribing a single answer.
The same template will not automatically suit every subject. A useful log should make a decision visible while leaving room for the kind of evidence each task calls for. I also have to coordinate equipment use across the workshops, so clear schedules and well-structured records matter to my work as a department lead.
How I approach a lesson
Capture the reason behind a design choice while the work is in progress.
Shape build-log prompts around the evidence each subject needs.
Plan shared machine access across the three workshop subjects.
Templates I'd use with my class
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Design and technology
Design log: test and improve a paper bridge
Improve a design using a controlled test, recorded evidence and a reasoned next step.
Design and technology
Product testing and evaluation
Test a prototype against specified criteria, record results and use evidence from tests and user feedback to justify an evaluation.