Research
PhD project
Galaxy archaeology with Asymptotic Giant Branch stars
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University of Edinburgh
Master's project
Galaxies hosting subluminous supernovae
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University of Southampton
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A selection of figures from my report.
Teide observatory project
Qatar-2b: A transiting exoplanet
Writing
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Phyphox classroom activities -- during lockdown, teachers were stretched to deliver practical lessons to students online. So, in response to this, we released a set of smartphone activities teachers could use virtually with their students.
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Social Media Good Practice guide -- in collaboration with 3 colleagues, and as part of the IOP's Limit Less campaign, we produced a guide detailing how to promote physics inclusively.
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Misconceptions -- as project manager of a team of 14, I was responsible for ensuring the delivery of IOPSpark's misconceptions content. This included writing the content for each page from information distilled from journal articles.
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Articles in Classroom Physics magazine, including:
Editing
In my role as the day-to-day manager of the IOPSpark website, hosting over 3,000 pages, editing was an important aspect. This includes editing for physics accuracy, structure, tone, readability and accessibility.
Examples of the pages I would edit:
Outreach
Primary school visits -- during my PGCE, I visited multiple primary schools to promote physics, setting up fun demonstrations like the jelly baby wave machine.
Astronomy club -- during my second PGCE placement, I took over running the astronomy club for a term.
Neurodiversity in physics talk at HMP Norwich
Supporting many outreach projects through my role at the IOP
Teaching
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Teaching Assistant on the courses Discovering Astronomy and Physics of Fields and Matter at the University of Edinburgh
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St Thomas the Apostle School and Sixth Form: Teaching KS3-KS4 physics, chemistry and biology, in addition to KS5 physics. 10 x 25-30 student classes; up to 14 teaching hours per week.
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Sydenham School: Teaching KS3-KS4 physics, chemistry and biology, in addition to KS5 physics. I was in charge of planning and tracking the A-Level required practicals.
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Judith Kerr primary school: Assisting the year 5 classroom.
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Tutoring: KS2-KS5 physics and maths.
CPD
The University of Cambridge
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Popular science writing
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The Publishing Training Centre
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Writing for the web
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Editorial skills for all
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Rewriting and Substantive Editing (Non-Fiction)
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Content strategy for the web
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Management centre (=mc)
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Time management and managing multiple priorities
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Coursera
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Data-driven astronomy
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Teaching
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SEND training
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Behaviour management training
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Voice projection
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Subject-specific CPD