Kate Farrell

Director of Curriculum Development and Professional Learning, Data Education in Schools

I work on the Data Education in Schools project developing data science and data literacy lessons, resources and professional learning for Primary and Secondary schools in Scotland. I also worked with the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) to create a national Secondary school qualification in Data Science. Previously I have advised on the new Computing Science outcomes in the Scottish Curriculum, written a guide for Primary and Early Years on teaching the new CS outcomes (available free at TeachCS.Scot) and developed new badge activities in computational thinking with Girl Guiding. I have been an educator in mainstream and special schools, as well as lecturing in further and higher education.