Katharine Childs

About

I have over 15 years' experience of working in various IT roles in both the public and the private sector, including Network Administration, Systems Analysis and Project Management. I hold a first-class BSc (Hons) in IT and Computing (Open University) and an MSc (Distinction) in Computing Education (Nottingham Trent University). I am currently undertaking a PhD in the Department of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow. I have over 5 years' experience of teaching computing in primary schools in England, both in the classroom and in extra-curricular Code Clubs. I have worked on a variety of research projects, from large-scale randomised controlled trials to small, qualitative studies. During my time as part of the Research Centre, I have largely worked on projects concerning how we