- My current project is Flock XR 🐦, a 3D block-based editor using Blockly and Babylon.js. Currently in early access and running a pilot in schools. Lots more to do! Flock XR Flock XR code. Flock XR was a Bett Aawrd Finalist in 2026 and has receieved funding from NLnet and UK Games Fund.
- I've been consulting on the Google Blockly Accessibility project (now Rasberry Pi Foundation) through the micro:bit Education Foundation accessibility work for Microsoft MakeCode. First we added support for keyboard controls for users with limited fine motor control and then screen reader support 🦯. I've been privileged to work with amazing young people as part of user research and testing.
- I'm Co-Founder and CTO at Flip Computing where we create inclusive technology education resources for children through to experienced professionals.
- I'm a Women in Games Ambassador and was delighted to recieve a special award for empowering young people in 2025 🏅.
- I'm a co-chair of the Ecosystem domain group at the Metaverse Standards Forum, focussing on education. I co-lead the 3D skills taskforce 🧊 where we're working on a cross-industry beginner 3D skills framework.
- I got a distinction ⭐ in the Making Spaces Accreditation course so that I can deliver training in the 3 Steps Towards Equitable Practice (3-STEP) approach ⚖️.
- We had lots of fun at Flip Computing creating UEFN and Verse projects for the British Computer Society. We got an Innovate UK grant to create (Storytelling with music)[https://flipcomputing.com/storytelling-with-music/] on Fortnite.
- I wrote 🐧24 Days of Scratch Coding book with my Flip Computing co-founders.
- I co-wrote the Collins International Computing series of books 📚 which takes a project based and creative approach to the computing curriculum.
- 👩🏿💻 I worked as Head of Technology at Code First Girls and I'm passionate about getting more women and other under-estimated groups into tech careers - it's awesome and tech needs you!
- ✨ I worked for the Raspberry Pi Foundation for several years and wrote many projects for Code Club and CoderDojo and led the creation of the 321 Make! methodology and pedagogy.
- 📑 I was the lead author for What do We Know about Computing Education for K-12 in Non-formal Settings? A Systematic Literature Review of Recent Research which was accepted at ICER 2022.
- 🐛 I wrote micro:bit in Wonderland
- 💡 I initiated and collaborated on picozero A beginner library for the Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller.
- 👩🏫 I was the lead instructor for Getting Started with Your Raspberry Pi on FutureLearn.
- 📕 My PhD thesis, Inheritance Relationships for Disciplined Software Construction won a BCS Distinguished Dissertations award.
- 📚 I co-wrote the Miles Kelly Get Set Go Computing and ScratchJr books for young children.
- 🔍 I'm obsessed with search and metadata. I worked on collaborative projects including DESIRE and iMesh in the digital libraries space including quality ratings in RDF. I learned SEO and ran an internet marketing business.
- 🕸 I now neglect my website TechAgeKids which won a UK Blog Awards (Digital and Technology category) in 2017.
- ✔️ While working as a Software Architect at IBM I was a regular contributor at the OMG on UML and QVT and regularly worked on model-driven architecture projects.
- 🧵 I love making things with craft and tech. I like to use code to create SVG files that I can render online and then cut out on my Silhouette Cameo or a CNC cutter or laser cutter. I also like to create things to 3D print using BlocksCAD or OpenSCAD.
- 😄 Pronouns: she/her, they is fine too.
- 📫 How to reach me: though GitHub or LinkedIn
- 💬 Ask me about why computing is a brilliant career.
- ⚡ Fun fact: In 2020 I got a long way through Advent of Code in Scratch! It was rather challenging and really showed me where the edges of Scratch are.
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