live.withcode.uk is a free online resource for computing students designed by Mr Dring from Fulford School in York

Each weekly episode provides:

• A short python live coding video tutorial
• Code from the video with challenges you that you can run and work through online
• Code from the video as a type race activity to build up your typing speed and accuracy
• KPRIDE activity to boost code comprehension and debugging skills
• Extension activities to apply and stretch your understanding linked to the video

If you have any comments, feedback or suggestions, do get in touch here: blog.withcode.uk/about/contact/

Competitions and tracking student progress

The activities on live.withcode.uk can be used as free, standalone activities without needing to login. They also work with compete.withcode.uk to allow teachers to set up groups so students can compete against each other while teachers can track their progress.

For more information, do join the conversation on the Computing At School Community site

Resources:

How_to_add_activities_to_your_groups_and_track_student_progress.pdf Printable_student_instructions.pdf Teacher_instructions_tracking_progress.pdf

You don't need an account to watch the videos or complete any of the activities on live.withcode.uk but you will need a (free) account to take part in the weekly scoreboard competitions via compete.withcode.uk

Please see the instructions above for details on how to set up a (free) school account if you're a teacher and you want to set up groups to track the progress of your students.

Accounts are free (and will remain so). Teacher, student and school information is stored securely in the UK. Passwords are not stored in plaintext - you can reset them but I don't know what they are. Web page access is secure and encrypted

Student initials will be visible to other students in the competition. Full names are only visible to teachers of those students. There is no private messenging facility. Email addresses linked to accounts will only be used if students request a password reset

Competition winners' schools will be notified rather than individuals so students will not be asked to share addresses or contacted personally (unless they go to my school)

You can read more about the privacy and data protection policy here: https://blog.withcode.uk/about/privacy-and-personal-data

If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions, please get in touch - data protection and safeguarding is hugely important and I want to get it right.

Season 5 is uses turtle graphics to explore some of the more parts of python that GCSE Computer Science students might find more difficult in a way that is hopefully creative and fun

Season 4 gives you practice at some of the more challenging parts of GCSE Computer Science python skills such as sub programs, dealing with files and processing data in 2D lists

Season 3 works aims to help you prepare for the 2 hour on screen python exam for Edexcel GCSE Computer Science by giving examples of each type of question that you can expect

Season 2 is where most people start: it goes through the basic python skills for beginners

Season 1 was launched through the COVID-19 lockdown and is a random collection of activities and resources. Most people should start with season 2 instead.