Laura Sach

Laura Sach is an accomplished technical educator who served as Senior Learning Manager at the Raspberry Pi Foundation where she specialized in creating educational resources and curriculum development Her career journey began as a web developer after university before transitioning to teaching to combine her technical expertise with her passion for working with people At Raspberry Pi Foundation she played a crucial role as Content and Curriculum manager creating educational resources and making complex technical concepts accessible to learners She co-founded the CAS #include group in 2012 which aims to make Computer Science education more accessible to all students addressing barriers related to gender disabilities special educational needs and socioeconomic backgrounds Her work has been particularly impactful in A-level computer science education where she led significant initiatives including the introduction of Python and C# programming content managed the Enigma challenge and oversaw the distribution of Raspberry Pi Desktop Kits to competition winners Sach's expertise extends to creating various learning materials including online courses books and magazine content Her teaching philosophy emphasizes practical hands-on learning and she has been instrumental in developing resources that make computing education both engaging and accessible to diverse learners Her experience as a Head of Department and years of classroom teaching in Computer Science have significantly informed her approach to educational content development and curriculum design