Mark Vanstone
Head Of Computer Science And IT at Truro School
Truro, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolMark Vanstone is a seasoned educator and technology leader with 25 years in secondary education and nine years in senior management, currently serving as Head of Computer Science and IT at Truro School. He combines classroom teaching of GCSE and A Level Computer Science and Geology with hands-on technical skills—Python 3 and VBA for data processing and visualization, Linux on Raspberry Pi, SIMS and Nova-T6 timetabling—bridging pedagogy and practical systems. His early career as a hydrogeologist and systems manager gave him deep data engineering experience (FORTRAN, C, shell scripting, Oracle, MODFLOW) that he still applies to school MIS, network and exam data workflows. A citizen-science seismologist who runs a Raspberry Shake, he brings real-world scientific curiosity into the curriculum and digital strategy. He holds an MSc in Hydrogeology (Distinction) from Reading and an MA in Geology from Oxford, reflecting a rare mix of academic science and school leadership.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
MA, Geology, 2:1, MA, Geology, 2:1 at University of OxfordMSc, Hydrogeology and Groundwater Chemistry, Distinction, MSc, Hydrogeology and Groundwater Chemistry, Distinction at University of ReadingAchieved A Levels in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Geology, Achieved A Levels in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Geology at Truro School
Github Skills (8)
rms8
geophysics7
seismology7
notebook6
jupyter-notebook6
signal6
jupyter5
hydrogen2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
wmvanstone/RPiShakeCode
Dec 2019 - Jun 2022
Contributions:44 commits, 41 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
wmvanstone/SeismoRMS
Mar 2020 - Mar 2024
A simple Jupyter Notebook example for getting the RMS of a seismic signal (from PSDs)
Contributions:2 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years
signalseismologygeophysicsjupyter-notebooknotebook
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