At the 2014 OCR Raspberry Jamboree held at the Manchester Central Conference Centre, Amy Mather (14) was presented with the IET Education Award for the Manchester region for "Inspiring young people to develop STEM and digital skills".

 

The IET Education Award is a new award introduced by The IET in 2013. It is presented regionally by IET local networks to young people (aged 12-19), and rewards them for  excellence in taking part in a project or activity within their school or other organisation.



(Alan Jones, Manchester's Schools Liaison Officer presenting Amy with her certificate).



 

Amy Mather is a 14 year old school girl from Manchester who is working tirelessly to inspire others into computing and other technology subjects. You only have to search for "Amy Mather" on Google to realise how much reach her activities have around the technical community.

 

Over the past two years, Amy has become a key figure in the Raspberry Pi community, attending many Raspberry Jam events, maker faires and conferences, and giving talks, running workshops, and contributing to technology and education panel discussions.



(Alan interviewing Amy, along with David Whale, SLO for Essex Network).