I made this web page using a bit of vibe coding (Claude.ai) and quite a bit of tweaking (mostly to get the generated svg images to look the way I needed them to).
https://geekcandy.co.uk/astar2.html
You can edit the graph (nodes, edges, weights and heuristics – and their positions) but the nodes are also (sort of) draggable
I made this video last year after marking 300+ Paper 1 Computer Science scripts for AQA. While it was fresh in my mind I made a list of lots of potential tips for future examinees. You may find it helpful!
Other useful links:
This is the goto wiki with ideas for what may be asked about this year’s skeleton code program (Target Clear)
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/A-level_Computing/AQA/Paper_1/Skeleton_program/2025
Fed up of trying to remember all the Boolean Identities and Laws you need for simplifying Boolean Algebra for your A Level exams?
Look no further – I have created a page that shows them all in both common exam formats.
https://geekcandy.co.uk/boolean.html
You are welcome!
AQA A LEVEL Topic Overview – Sheet1
This document shows my suggested teaching order for the AQA A Level Computer Science course with two teachers – one teaching Paper 1 content (programming and algorithms) and one teaching Paper 2 content (systems and networks)
It’s split into Year 12 (the first year) and year 13 (the second year). It also includes the approximate start date for the programming project and the hand in date before Easter (although many teachers ask for it well before then)
I have also included some time for investigating the skeleton code when it gets released on the 1st September in Year 13.
In summary:
1. Check versions! Of Python, Flask and Jinja
2. Read this really useful tutorial https://dev.to/lordghostx/how-to-host-flask-applications-on-namecheap-cpanel-299b (Thanks LordGhostX)
Okay so I’ve been meaning to figure this out for a while. Flask is a good library for letting students use the power of Python as a back end to the graphical niceties of HTML,CSS and Javascript. But we’ve been stuck to using it on Replit or Glitch which, being public sites, aren’t ideal for students who are doing their final year project and suffer the other issues of remotely hosted IDEs. So I was always interested in finding another way. Read more…
