STEMNET Staff

These are the people who work for STEMNET

Pat Langford
Director of Programmes



Key responsibilities:

  • To facilitate and ensure successful delivery of programmes which STEMNET is engaged to manage – to target, to time and to budget. 
  • To maintain and develop STEMNET’s Programme Management capability in order to enable it to continue to successfully deliver significant programmes in STEM Enhancement & Enrichment for a variety of funders;
  • To identify and pursue appropriate programme opportunities which have a good strategic fit with STEMNET’s activities and priorities, and which allow it to achieve its mission as well as increase its profile and reputation with key stakeholders;

Educational history:

BSc (Hons) Economic and Social Policy
MSc Organisational Behaviour

Employment history:

Pat has been employed by the civil service and has held various positions at HM Customs, OFTEL, DTI, and the DIUS. She was seconded to STEMNET in 2006.

 

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Joanne Watts
Senior Knowledge Manager



Key responsibilities:

Management of the After School Science and Engineering Clubs programme:
 

  • Development of project timescales, deadlines and milestones;
  • Managing the programme, including the activities of the consortium partners;
  • Ensuring the requirements of the programme funders are being met;
  • Co-ordination of programme activity among consortium partners and the project team;
  • Administration of the programme – financial administration, maintaining the records of the 500 schools involved in the programme and record-keeping;
  • Communicating any requirements of funding and programme changes to the schools;
  • Acting as the secretariat and chair to the project team;
  • Arranging Clubs-specific events;
  • Managing contracts within the programme, including the good practice project funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.

 Management of the STEM Access Grants programme:
 

  • Managing the programme;
  • Administration of the programme – including financial and schools’ administration;
  • Ensuring the requirements of the programme funders are being met;
  • Providing the secretariat for the Steering Group; 
  • Ensuring the requirements of the programme funders are being met;
  • Co-ordinating the monitoring and evaluation requirements and the assessment process;
  • Communicating any requirements of funding and programme changes to the schools.


Educational history:

Pittville School, Cheltenham – 1987 to 1992
Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology – 1992 to 1994
Leicester University – 1994 to 1997

Employment history:

Joanne started her career as pub manager at a JD Wetherspoon’s pub and then moved on to Matalan as a sales manager before becoming a policy adviser for the Department of Trade and Industry.  She joined STEMNET as Senior Programme Manager in 2006.
 

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Jemeela Quraishi
Programme Manager - STEM Ambassadors



Key responsibilities:

Jemeela manages the national STEM Ambassadors Programme and is responsible for:

  • the launch of STEM Ambassadors online registration form and new STEM Ambassadors Management Database
  • the organisation of annual National STEM Ambassadors Celebration Event at House of Lords
  • providing training where necessary to STEM Ambassadors Management contract holders on how to deliver SEAs Inductions

She also acts as Programme Manager for the IET Joint Activity programme.

Educational history:

  • BSc (Hons) in Physics and Astrophysics from University of Manchester (2001)
  • MSc Distinction in Microwave Engineering and Wireless Subsystems Design from University of Surrey (2007)

Employment history:

After graduating, Jemeela started her career as a research scientist at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington. She was then seconded to Educational Outreach Manager before joining STEMNET as Programme Manager in 2007.

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Vickie Bazalgette
London STEM Ambassadors Manager



Key responsibilities:

  • Creating links with London-based STEM companies and institutions to recruit STEM Ambassadors promoting the STEM Ambassadors programme to schools and educational organisations, 
  • training STEM Ambassadors, 
  • providing all STEM Ambassadors and schools in London with mutually beneficial opportunities to work together and share an enthusiasm for STEM through the STEM Ambassadors programme!

Educational history:

BA (Hons) Mandarin & English – University of Leeds

Employment history:

Vickie began her career working for the Gambling Commission policy team before gaining an internship in Beijing doing research on urban development at CGA China.  She also spent a short time at the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit before joining STEMNET as London STEM Ambassadors Manager in 2007.

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Steve Smyth
Development and Diversity Manager



Key responsibilities:

  • Partnership working on major UK STEM programmes such as the London Engineering Project
  • Ensuring access across schools
  • Ensuring diversity across programmes

Educational history:

University of Sheffield - B.Sc Biochemistry

University of London - PGCE 

University of York  - Fellowship in Science Education

Employment history:

Steve taught in a wide range of schools in London and was an advisory teacher for the ILEA before working on a variety of major curriculum development projects. He has been a science education adviser at both the National Maritime Museum and the London Docklands Development Corporation.  He them became a manager for the BA Young People programme and manager for Shell Education Service.  He was a visiting lecturer in science and technology education at London Metropolitan University before joining STEMNET in 2005.

Membership of other organisations:

- ASE
- RHS
 

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Rachel Crossley
Business Engagement Manager



Key responsibilities:

Rachel is working to maximise STEMNET’s links with Business & Industry which will ultimately result in increased support for STEM education and related activity for young people.  Her work will focus on the creation and maintenance of mutually-beneficial, long term relationships between STEMNET and employers who use STEM skills.

Educational history:

  • Manchester Metropolitan University – BSc (Hons) Applied Biological Sciences
  • University of East Anglia/Institute of Food Research - PhD (Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry)

Employment history:

Rachel worked at the University of Manchester in Public Engagement and Business Development for several years, and then joined STEMNET in October 2007.  A keen athlete, she regularly competes in triathlons and extreme fitness challenges.

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