Key responsibilities:

• Providing STEM E&E Advisory infrastructure by ensuring ALL schools and colleges in a region are able to access appropriate information and advice on STEM E&E in order to increase the number of schools, colleges and students participating.
• Supporting STEM E&E by increasing the quality of STEM E&E support available to schools and colleges and to encourage greater participation.
• Forging regional partnerships by working with regional partners and ensuring the best possible service is provided to schools and colleges, and to leverage in additional support for STEM E&E in order to increase opportunities for engaging young people and addressing national and regional priorities.
• Monitoring, evaluating and continuously improving regional STEM E&E provision.
• Project management - helping STEMNET to deliver strategic projects which increase opportunities for young people, regardless of backgrounds, to engage more effectively with STEM E&E.

Educational history:
Mechanical Engineering – University of Bristol

Employment history:
Cathy joined GEC Engineering Systems Ltd as an 18 year old student apprentice and completed a ‘thick sandwich’ mechanical engineering degree at Bristol University. While at GEC she worked as a design engineer, and then as a manager on projects to develop equipment which stores and reprocesses nuclear waste.

Cathy developed a strong interest in education through involvement with her children’s primary school and is currently chair of governors.

After joining SETPOINT Leicestershire in 2002 as Science and Engineering Ambassadors Manager, she took over as SETPOINT Manager in 2004. Cathy joined STEMNET in her current role of regional director for East Midlands in 2005.