My activities tracker for community contributions in 2024

January

• Moderated at Data Toboggan 2024 Winter Edition.
• Running a code club for neurodiverse children on behalf of DigiLocal at Jigsaw Thornbury.

March

• Started a mentoring program with GCSE students at Whitchurch High School via One Million Mentors.
• Volunteered at SQLBits 2024 Farnborough.
• Jointly gave a talk “How to run a code club for neurodiverse Children” at SQLBits 2024 with Anna Maria Wykes (L|T).
• Running a code club for neurodiverse children on behalf of DigiLocal at Jigsaw Thornbury.

April

• Mentoring session with my mentee at Whitchurch High School.
• Running a code club for neurodiverse children on behalf of DigiLocal at Jigsaw Thornbury.

May

• Mentoring session with my mentee at Whitchurch High School.
• Running a code club for neurodiverse children on behalf of DigiLocal at Jigsaw Thornbury.

June

• Mentoring session with my mentee at Whitchurch High School.
• Running a code club for neurodiverse children on behalf of DigiLocal at Jigsaw Thornbury.

Community Links

Links to events, groups and initiatives I'm associated with...

• Azure Data Community where you can local user groups.
• Brightside Mentoring where I'm a mentor for young adults.
• Data Relay where I have previously helped in Bristol.
• Data South Wales where I am an organiser.
• Data Toboggan where I regularly moderate. They also have a meetup group.
• #DataWeekender where I am a member of the organising committee. We also have a meetup group.
• SQLBITS where I am one of the Orange SQLBITS helper army.
• STEM Learning where I'm a STEM ambassador.
• Jigsaw Thornbury who hosts our code club for children and young people with additional needs or disabilities.
• DigiLocal who give marginalised young people the opportunity to discover and develop their digital talents.