Coder @PlanesStudio.👩🏻💻 Previously @DesignMuseum, @RIBAlearning and @ParkPrimaryE15. ❤️ creativity, innovation & fascination. Sing in @SHEchoirldn
London, England
Joined September 2016
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This absolutely made my YEAR: a nomination for the @makersacademy Women In Software awards!! How incredible to see my hard work celebrated after just a few months in this industry. Big thanks to @GA_London for giving me the launch and @PlanesStudio for the opportunity to grow ✨
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Loved having Will’s @GreenpixieHQ expertise on the panel 👏👏👏
Check out what #sustainableproducts some of the teams built on our blog! planes.studio/blog
Our CTO and Co-founder, Will Tinney, had the pleasure of helping to judge @PlanesStudio's inclusive #hackathon last month, joining a diverse panel of senior tech decision-makers. Participants from underrepresented groups formed teams to build a #sustainability -based app.
When I started becoming ill every week - i look back on videos from that time and my voice is constantly croaky! The job was affecting my health
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Ever wondered how to run an inclusive hackathon? I’ve written the definitive guide (and a free planning framework!), for the @PlanesStudio blog: planes.studio/blog/how-to-ru…
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Awesome to see the #SkinRocks app featured in @StylistMagazine
We had the BEST time working with Caroline and the Skin Rocks team, building the app helping to demystify your skincare routine 💅
30k downloads... and that was just the soft launch 🤯
stylist.co.uk/beauty/skincar…
I think it is very much the standards to strongly advocate for the safety of staff and pupils. Was quite obvious that you were using hyperbole to me! I get very sick of people brandishing “standards” at total odds with common sense
So proud we made this happen! How awesome to work somewhere where I spend my days creative problem solving with code AND am supported to follow my passion to help awesome caring diverse people get into tech! Let’s change the face of the industry ❤️
Thinking of running a #hackathon?
We just did, and it was SO FUN 👏👏
We won't lie, it took a few months of planning. But it was so worth it. Follow @PlanesStudio for incoming #hackathontips...
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And OF COURSE this is the case! When schools can’t afford staff, how are they supposed to find funding for things like music!
This is definitely the state of play for lots of schools. I was music lead in a school with a focus on performing arts - 600 kids and a £300 total budget. we (super lucky!!!) had free instrumental lesson provision for years 4-6. Anything extra was made up by PTA fundraising.
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Very excited to announce the first judge of our #hackathon in July
Tracy Ngot is CTO at early-stage #diversity #inclusion tech startup @fair_hq
She'll be coming along on the day to meet the participants and judge the winning teams 🌟
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There are other ways to get involved too... if you'd like to mentor or judge, or have a community you could share with, reply here or email [email protected] @codegoggles 📨💟
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We're running our first ever #hackathon!
Calling all junior devs who want to learn some practical skills in the world of tech/product, meet some fun people and add to your portfolio 📣
Build alongside our expert team of devs, designers and PMs 🏗️
planes.studio/blog/hack-to-t…
As an only-just-diagnosed autistic, the unwritten expectations of secondary are now explaining a lot about why the transition was horrendous for me. I luckily went to a middle school so at least I was used to subject classrooms and a timetable, but nonetheless…
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