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Our team

The CAS community is supported by a dedicated and committed team at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. Together they support CAS activity across the UK, through the website, community forum, local and online communities, social media, and events. They are passionate about supporting CAS members to deliver a world-leading computing and digital education for young people.  

You can contact any of the team through our main inbox, compatsch@bcs.uk or by submitting a query on our Contact Us page.

Julia Adamson - Executive Director

Niel McLean - Head of Education

Abigail Edwards - Head of Educator Programmes

Sophie Rice - Data and Community Manager

Becci Peters - Computing Subject Lead

Ben Davies - Primary Subject Lead

Katy Clark - Marketing & Events Manager

Nick Eagles - Community Support Administrator

Helen Allison - Programmes Delivery Manager

CAS Education & Community Advisory Board

The Advisory Board provides advice to the BCS Leadership Team on the needs of the Computing at School community in the context of the broader education, technology and research landscape and reports to the BCS Academy Board.

Meet our Board Members:

Simon Humphreys

Chair, Co-founder of Computing at School

Rachel Arthur

Chief Learning Officer, Raspberry Pi Foundation

Dr Matthew Collins

Chair CAS Northern Ireland, Head of the EEECS VR lab Computer Science department, QUB

Prof Miles Berry

Mark Campbell

Pete Dring

Head of Computing, Fulford School

Dr Peter Kemp

Senior Lecturer in Computing Education, King’s College London

John Palmer

Director of Digital Innovation, Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire

Sara Trickey

Assistant Head – Pastoral; Head of Faculty – Technology & Computing, Mount House School

Jane Waite

Chair of CAS Research WG, Senior Research Scientist, Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre, University of Cambridge

Magda Wood

Chief of Learning, Micro:bit Educational Foundation

Structure and Organisation

CAS is proud to be part of BCS and is internally governed by the CAS Board, formed from the membership. Find out more about the relationship between CAS and BCS here.

CAS provides advice to the BCS School Schools and Colleges Committee supporting its role in shaping public debate and shaping the future of computing in schools.  

Around the country, members of CAS are encouraged to volunteer to lead and contribute to local communities forming a valuable network across the UK.