Engineer in Residence

Trying out being an ‘Engineer in Residence’

Posted on February 17, 2014 by kate

Since September I have been working  with the John Warner School in Hoddesdon.  I initially described myself as an ‘embedded ambassador’, but when Deputy Head and lead on STEM Paul Clarke described me as an ‘Engineer in Residence’, I realised I rather liked the term.  We’ve all heard of an  ‘Artist in Residence’ so being an ‘Engineer in Residence’ made…

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What is it with Physics?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by kate

‘I was seriously worried that physics would disappear from the curriculum’.  The words of an experienced physics teacher I met last week, on watching the fall in numbers training to teach the subject. The ongoing shortage brought me back into the classroom last week. A school has suddenly got a physics teacher on long term sick leave, and are looking…

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Context, Inspiration and Information

Posted on April 5, 2012 by kate

It’s April 2012 and the long discussed National Careers Service has now been launched. Having been the National STEM Careers Coordinator for several years, I had plenty of opportunity to come to my own conclusions about what was needed to ensure young people end up making appropriate choices. I feel that information is important, but also inspiration, context and appropriate…

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