Claire Wicher
Heywood, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolClaire Wicher is an education and skills leader with 11 years’ experience designing inclusive digital learning programmes, currently Head of Education & Skills at MadLab and CEO of GeeksUpNorth. She blends hands-on curriculum design, trainer development and research—now pursuing an EdD in STEM Education—to improve outcomes for learners of all ages and needs. A longtime organiser and community builder, Claire has scaled volunteer-led initiatives (CodeUp grew to 23 branches and 13,300 members) and helps run global tech inclusion efforts as a Trustee and communicator for Django Girls, contributing technical writing to their widely used website. Comfortable switching between strategy, operations and classroom teaching, she pairs rigorous quality assurance with grassroots outreach to reach underserved learners. Colleagues describe her as an organised communicator who turns emoji-fuelled enthusiasm into repeatable processes and measurable impact.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Education - EdD STEM Education, Doctor of Education - EdD STEM Education at Edge Hill UniversityFull Stack Web Development Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Computer Software Engineering at Free Code CampICM Diploma Credit Control, ICM Diploma Credit Control at Institute of Credit ManagementBachelor of Science (BSc) Psychology & Criminology, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Psychology & Criminology at The University of HuddersfieldCrossley Heath Grammer SchoolBachelor of Science (BSc) Psychology & Criminology, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Psychology & Criminology at University of LincolnMSc Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Education, MSc Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Education at The Manchester Metropolitan UniversityHuddersfield New College
English
Github Skills (5)
content-management-system10
content-management10
documentation10
django10
python9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
DjangoGirls/djangogirls
Apr 2018 - Nov 2020
Website for DjangoGirls.org
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:19 commits, 5 PRs, 17 pushes in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Claire primarily focused on updating website content and documentation for the Django Girls project. Their contributions involved modifying text related to workshop prerequisites, sponsorship requests, reporting harassment, event details, donation information, and foundation information. The user also removed outdated links and provided format guidance for applicants.
djangodjangogirlspythondjango-girls
DjangoGirls/organizer-manual
Sep 2017 - Feb 2021
Manual for organizers of Django Girls events
Contributions:125 commits, 2 PRs, 12 pushes in 3 years 5 months
eventspythondjangomanualgirls
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