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Barney Women and Girls in STEM

Mrs D Trevor, Biology Teacher, said:

“After studying Biology, Chemistry and Physics at A Level and then failing to get into Vet School, I took a year out to work and qualify as a Small Animal Vet Nurse. From that job I then gained a place on a BSc in Animal Science course at Writtle College in Chelmsford. After graduating, my career path took some twists and turns, firstly taking me to work for a company called KEITS which saw me heading into all five of the Battersea Dogs Homes (as well as many kennels, catteries, stables and pet shops around the South East) training staff in HND Animal / Equine Care qualifications. From this job I then qualified as an Equine Vet Nurse, working for a high-profile vet school gaining amazing horsey experience. 

“I did this alongside teaching private clients to horse ride and gradually found that I really enjoyed the teaching aspect of the jobs I was doing. I did a year in a High School in Ipswich working as a lab technician alongside shadowing teachers to get a feel for the job. I then secured a place on the Graduate Training Programme which was an ‘on-the-job’ teaching qualification to gain my PGCE and Qualified Teacher Status to teach Science. 

“I can teach Biology and Chemistry to A level, with Physics to GCSE, and I’m often asked which is my favourite science, but it’s too hard to answer, so I have settled on the following: Biology for the theory, Chemistry for the practicals and Physics for the logic. I’m proud to be in a department that celebrates women in science and feel passionately that as a working mum, the female voice is heard.”