Hi I've not seen what the commitment is but I can do something in the risibly named northern powerhouse corridor between Manchester and York dependent on contract commitments. 47 years programming 17 Python. Best Ed
> On 17 Feb 2016, at 13:29, Nicholas H.Tollervey <nt...@ntoll.org> wrote: > > Hi Helen, Conrad, Ytian and Harry! > > :-P > > I'll be in touch! > > N. > >> On 17/02/16 12:50, Helen Sherwood-Taylor wrote: >> I could do Southampton. >> >>> On 17 February 2016 at 12:07, Conrad Ho <con...@pythonanywhere.com> wrote: >>> I can do London + if Harry goes somewhere I could also tag along. >>> >>> Conrad >>> >>> >>>> On 02/17-11:33, xtian wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm keen too! I can only really do London though, sorry. >>>> >>>> On Wed, 17 Feb 2016, 11:25 Harry Percival <harry.perci...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> v much up for this. London easiest for me but I'm sure I can wrangle >>>>> some >>>>> time off if you need someone to trek up the country somewhere... >>>>> >>>>>> On 17 February 2016 at 10:49, Zeth <theol...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Nick, >>>>>> >>>>>> Put me down for Birmingham of course, probably can do Nottingham and >>>>>> some of the Northern ones if needed. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best Wishes, >>>>>> Zeth >>>>>> >>>>>> On 17 February 2016 at 08:30, Nicholas H.Tollervey <nt...@ntoll.org> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> Hi Folks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I realise I must sound like a stuck record about this sort of thing - >>>>>>> please accept my sincere apologies. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> TL;DR: I need volunteers from around the country to support a twilight >>>>>>> meetup of teachers happening in various parts of the UK. It's not >>>>>>> difficult and likely to be a lot of fun and will only take a few hours >>>>>>> of your time in the early evening of a single day. I may be able to >>>>>>> cover travel expenses. Please get in touch. More detail below... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Computing at School (see: http://www.computingatschool.org.uk/), a >>>>>> grass >>>>>>> roots movement of computing teachers in the UK would like to run a >>>>>>> series of training courses for "Master Teachers" in MicroPython on the >>>>>>> BBC micro:bit during March. These teachers would go on to act as the >>>>>>> seed / catalyst for other teachers who require Python training during >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> series of training events over the summer. Put simply, this is an >>>>>>> exercise in Python evangelism for teachers. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Master teachers are those who have demonstrated a combination of deep >>>>>>> subject knowledge and teaching skill. Put simply, they're the most >>>>>>> senior teachers you can get. They're also the leaders in the field and >>>>>>> what they say or do influences many hundreds of their colleagues. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The idea is for the master teachers to get together with Python >>>>>>> developers (that'd be *you*) for a few hours to work through >>>>>>> MicroPython >>>>>>> related educational resources. These events would happen at university >>>>>>> based hubs around the country. As a Python developer you'll *get a BBC >>>>>>> micro:bit* and be expected to offer advice, answer questions and >>>>>>> demonstrate Python as needed. Honestly, it's not an onerous task and >>>>>>> will only last a few hours in a "twilight" session (i.e. after work). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The locations and proposed dates are as follows: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> London: 25th February >>>>>>> Birmingham: 9th March >>>>>>> Nottingham: 15th March >>>>>>> Lancaster: 16th March >>>>>>> Newcastle: 17th March >>>>>>> Hertfordshire: 21st March >>>>>>> Manchester: 23rd March >>>>>>> Southampton: 23rd March >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's easy for UK Python to be very London-centric. This is an >>>>>>> opportunity for Pythonistas throughout the UK to step up and get >>>>>> involved. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Why should you volunteer a few hours of your time to help teachers? >>>>>>> Need >>>>>>> you ask? Your help and influence will ultimately contribute to the >>>>>>> education of the next generation of programmers - your future >>>>>>> colleagues. It's a way to give back to the community by fostering the >>>>>>> next generation of Pythonistas with the help of the CAS Master >>>>>>> Teachers. >>>>>>> It's also, from a moral point of view, simply a selfless and >>>>>>> unambiguously good thing to do. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you're thinking "oh, they won't want me", then YOU ARE EXACTLY THE >>>>>>> PERSON WE NEED! Your experience, perspective and knowledge is >>>>>>> invaluable >>>>>>> and teachers need to hear from you. Rest assured, this will not be a >>>>>>> difficult or high-pressure activity. In fact, it's likely to be a lot >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> fun. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Remember that awesome person who mentored you and/or gave you a step >>>>>>> up? >>>>>>> Now's your chance to be that person for a group of master teachers. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If this is of interest to you, please get in touch ASAP and I can >>>>>>> start >>>>>>> to coordinate things with CAS. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm going to put in a grant request to the PSF to see if we can cover >>>>>>> travel costs for developers. But there's no guarantee this will come >>>>>> about. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best wishes, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> N. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> python-uk mailing list >>>>>>> python-uk@python.org >>>>>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> python-uk mailing list >>>>>> python-uk@python.org >>>>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> Harry J.W. 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