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Kate Farrell

University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Kate Farrell is based at the University of Edinburgh as Director of Curriculum Development and Professional Learning and Data Education in Schools, represents, among other things, The Data Lab Skills Advisory Board as a board member and is a committee member of Computing at School Scotland. Her current project is on a Data Education in Schools project, developing a Data Science curriculum for primary and secondary schools in Scotland. She is also working with the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) to develop a national secondary qualification in Data Science. Previously, she has consulted on the new Computing Science outcomes in the Scottish Curriculum and written a guide for primary and elementary students on teaching the new CS outcomes.

Through her #DataYou series, she aims to engage, inspire and inform future data citizens, workers and professionals, and highlight current beneficiaries of Skills Gateway activities.