Today was Ada Lovelace day and at Makers Academy we celebrated this by having a panel discussion about the issues facing women in technology, as well as women wanting to get into technology. Having also been a Physics teacher, this is something I am very familiar with. For all STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects,
One of the things that you start to realise when you are in an intensive course is that there is a limited amount of time you can spend doing the same thing before you need to let off some steam… Below are a few samples of a Friday night at
The start of the new school year has finally reared its ugly head. The summer has come to an end and teachers around the UK have been setting their alarms and preparing to go back to school. I, however, have not. Why leave a stable career? Many months ago I decided to leave teaching. Although
I am currently organising a trip to CERN for my Year 13 Physics students, and when I first started thinking about doing this, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Where was I even supposed to begin?? There are so many things to consider when attempting to organise a school trip of