A former teacher moved into the technology world and is now an ambassador to empower other women to join the industry. Katie Papworth from Grantham was a maths teacher at The Minster School in Southwell for six years until she had her daughter in lockdown. After her maternity leave, she went back for six months but decided it no longer fitted into her life. “I had to choose between being a good teacher or being a good mum. The answer was obvious,” said Katie. She looked into jobs with flexible hours and came across Code First Girls, a social enterprise that provides free coding courses to wome…
