Hi, I'm Jacqueline. I create inspirational and educational
Science, Art and Technology Events
for schools, businesses and organisations.
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Design and development of bespoke Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Maths (STEAM) workshops, courses and events, from initial scoping through to final delivery and evaluation.
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Content creation for curricula, lesson plans, books, research projects, and more.
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Businesses, schools and organisations looking for:
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​engaging workshops with an emphasis on experiential learning
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staff training, professional development or team building activities
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outreach opportunities in the local community.​​
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Education Agencies requiring STEM/STEAM expertise for:
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resource development
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workshop facilitation
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American Express
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Brighton College
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Brighton Digital Festival
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Brighton Science Festival
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British Science Association
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E.On
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Lighthouse Arts
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NESTA
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Royal Institution of Great Britain
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University of Brighton
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​Founder of Curiosity Hub
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20+ years' experience in STEAM fields, including 12 years in cross-curricular education and interdisciplinary events
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​MEng Aeronautical Engineering
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Current MSc Digital Education student
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Strong technical skills and expertise with educational technology systems including: Lego Robotics, Minecraft, Sonic Pi, Stop-motion Animation, Scratch & MakeyMakey.​
Portfolio
Intergenerational Events
BESPOKE COURSES
EVENT PRODUCTION
Curiosity Sussex
Brighton WonderFest
A brand new STEAM festival for the local area, requiring collaboration with multiple stakeholders to create a free public event attracting 1200 visitors.
Founding Trustee of the CIO producing and promoting such events, enabling diverse audiences across Sussex to participate in informal STEM learning.
Brighton Digital Festival
Let's Create Together
Winner of the Digital Education Award at Brighton Digital Festival.
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A full-day event encouraging young people to bring along a parent, grandparent or other adult caregiver and explore the world of creative technology together.
Spring Forward Festival
Mother & Daughter Creative Tech Workshops
A unique annual event created for the festival celebrating Women in Digital Culture.
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Girls and their mothers (or female adult mentors) take part in creative technology workshops including Minecraft EDU, Lego robotics and stop-motion animation.
Girls in STEM Events
American Express
Girls Get Digital
A whole-day event celebrating Ada Lovelace Day, showcasing STEAM careers and opportunities at the global technology company.
Girls were invited to attend workshops featuring robotics, computer game development, animation and website creation.
Women in Engineering Day
Girls Imagineer
the Future
Held at the University of Brighton, girls were invited to attend a day of workshops featuring robotics, computer game development, digital music, animation and engineering challenges.
Soroptimist International
Rocket Girls
Talks and workshops based current and future uses of robotics, plus advice on STEM/STEAM education and career paths.
Activities included space exploration challenges using Lego Mindstorms robotics kits, exploring computer programming and using the engineering cycle, showcasing students’ own creativity and problem-solving skills.
Brighton Collaborations
British Science Week
Chocolate Laboratory
Winner of the Community Award from the British Science Association.
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Designed alongside Brighton chocolatiers CocoaMonkey, children learned about the chemistry of chocolate production while creating their own confections.
International DNA Day
Discover DNA
Developed alongside cancer biologist Dr Katy Petherick, these workshops were aimed at students interested in biotechnology and biomedical engineering careers.
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Students performed DNA extraction from fruit and learned about genetics, DNA structure and gel electrophoresis.
Brighton Digital Festival
Music Makers
Winner of the Grassroots Award at Brighton Digital Festival.
Developed with music technologist Rosa Fox, these workshops provided young people with an introduction to Sonic Pi and digital music composition.
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The resulting tracks were entered as part of students' national Arts Awards.
British Science Week
Chemistry in a Cup
This workshop focused on the chemistry behind ceramics, firing and glazing with potter Hazel Stephenson.
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Students explored material science concepts while creating their own clay cups.
Brighton Science Festival
Minecraft at the Museum
Enabling young people's participation in a virtual palaeontology dig, these workshops held at the Booth Museum of Natural History integrated the handling of artefacts from the museum's fossil collection.
Bespoke Courses
American Express
Project Management
in Technology
A 10-hour course delivered for students on work experience at a global technology company, comprising robotics challenges with a project management competition.
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The course culminated with students' presentations of their solutions to the Vice President of the company.
Lighthouse Arts
Young Animators Studio
Afterschool course run over 8 weeks at a local digital arts organisation, culminating in a movie screening event for students' friends and families.
American Express
Agile Robotics
A bespoke series of robotics and programming workshops for a global technology company, integrating concepts from Agile software development methodology.
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The professional development course was tailored for staff at beginner, intermediate and advanced experience levels.
Custom Workshops
Royal Institution
Engineering Masterclass
Created for the national charity and based on my unique experiences in the aerospace engineering industry, this workshop and talk for Year 9 students involved space exploration Lego robotics challenges, alongside advice on potential education and career paths.
Make the Future Live
Eco-Car Design
Development of a 'hands-on' workshop based around discovering ultra-efficient car design through reverse engineering.
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Delivery of multiple sessions to primary and secondary school groups during multi-day festivals at London's Olympic Park.
E.On
Creative Conductors
Incorporating MakeyMakey and Scratch, this workshop asked young people to design and build handheld controllers for users with specific needs, and showcased careers at a national energy company.
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A successful pilot scheme saw delivery in 15 primary schools before roll-out across the UK.
NESTA
Play | Create | Invent
Creative and fun workshops to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day at a national innovation foundation.
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Participants were invited to re-discover their childhood curiosity while building and inventing with Lego robotics.
Content Creation
Science & Engineering
Educational Resources
Educational materials and research reports for a future underwater habitat project.
Science & Engineering
Research Reports
Research reports detailing links to the UK National Curriculum for a future oceanography mission.
Engineering & Technology
Books
Copywriting and images for an educational book about learning to code in Minecraft.
Science & Engineering
Outreach Materials
Blog posts and other public outreach materials for a global engineering firm, envisioning Mars in 2050.
