“ Sevenoaks were on hand to provide resources , training and support for schools that were not as comfortable in offering new content / resources at the pace and time scales required ( a welcomed helping hand )”
“ Sevenoaks were on hand to provide resources , training and support for schools that were not as comfortable in offering new content / resources at the pace and time scales required ( a welcomed helping hand )”
Sevenoaks School takes a proactive approach in providing ancillary and educational activities for the benefit of the community . After 9 years of offering a STEM week of activities , free of charge , with audiences of up to 15,000 local school children and adults Sevenoaks were looking to broaden their outreach efforts . Enter MIE-Expert Graeme Lawrie .
Graeme Lawrie is the Director of Innovation and Outreach at Sevenoaks School and his background is in Design and Technology , specialising in computer based teaching through advanced electronics , programming , robotics and computer aided design and manufacture . Graeme is also
a Microsoft Innovative Expert and Surface Expert . As Director of Outreach , in 2014 / 2015 when the new computing National Curriculum was launched to schools , Sevenoaks were on hand to provide resources , training and support for schools that were not as comfortable in offering new content / resources at the pace and time scales required ( a welcomed helping hand ).
Combined with the ‘ Director of Innovation ’ role , Graeme found that they could also share research of emerging technologies with schools , advising teachers on technologies and procedures and predicting the future of tech .
In 2015 Graeme Lawrie was incredibly fortunate to be selected by HRH The Duke of York and was asked to take on a secondment at Buckingham Palace working on the digital initiative www . idea . org . uk , which is a national project that hosts a series of online challenges and events allowing the users to win career enhancing badges , unlock new opportunities and , ultimately , gain nationally recognised awards .
“ We hosted 50 year 6 children for the entire day and offered them a carousel of Electronics , breadboarding and Arduino programming ...”
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