<Meet the Team />

Awarded an MBE in 2015 for services to business and young people, Sandy is the founder and chair of Tangerine, one of the UK’s leading communications consultancies that employs over sixty people, working with some of the world’s leading brands, including Ideal Standard, Vimto, Garmin and Pizza Hut.

In 2012 she set up a multi award-winning apprentices’ academy, The Juice Academy, to help plug the digital skills gap in the NW and has so far created almost 300 digital marketing jobs for young people in our region.

She chairs skills groups for the IoD and the North West Business Leadership Team, is on the Business Leadership Council for Teach First and Vice Chair for Forever Manchester.

"I head up operations and make sure everything runs smoothly"

<When you're not working, you're... />

out cycling if the weather is nice or beer tasting in the local pub if it's not!

<Fun fact! Chris... />

is playful and funny and it's hard to know if he is being serious or not (From Lisa, my wife. actually, at the time of writing, wife in T -2 days!)

<Soundtrack of Chris' Life />

Rocket Man - Elton John
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
The Good Die Young - Outlawz ft. Tupac
Most of the early material by Oasis, Arctic Monkeys or The Streets!

<You should learn to code because: />

It's the best thing I ever did and I am confident it will be the best thing you will ever do.

"I head up operations and make sure everything runs smoothly"

<When you're not working, you're... />

out cycling if the weather is nice or beer tasting in the local pub if it's not!

<Fun fact! Chris... />

is playful and funny and it's hard to know if he is being serious or not (From Lisa, my wife. actually, at the time of writing, wife in T -2 days!)

<Soundtrack of Chris' Life />

Rocket Man - Elton John
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
The Good Die Young - Outlawz ft. Tupac
Most of the early material by Oasis, Arctic Monkeys or The Streets!

<You should learn to code because: />

It's the best thing I ever did and I am confident it will be the best thing you will ever do.

"I support Northcoders' incredible graduates on their post-course journey into their first role as a Software Developer."

<When you're not working, you're... />

hanging out with my kids, going to gigs, baking bread with my son (Daddy Dough Care), listening to music, eating great food and watching Liverpool FC.

<Fun fact! Amul... />

co-owns a record label that has released a number 1 record.

<Soundtrack of Amul's Life />

La Ritournelle - Sébastien Tellier
What Does It Feel Like - Felix Da Housecat (Röyksopp Return To The Sun Remix)
Brimful of Asha - Cornershop (Norman Cook Remix)
This Sweet Love - James Yuill

<You should learn to code because: />

...In the words of a fellow Cohort 1 student, it will "quite literally change your life"

"I support Northcoders' incredible graduates on their post-course journey into their first role as a Software Developer."

<When you're not working, you're... />

hanging out with my kids, going to gigs, baking bread with my son (Daddy Dough Care), listening to music, eating great food and watching Liverpool FC.

<Fun fact! Amul... />

co-owns a record label that has released a number 1 record.

<Soundtrack of Amul's Life />

La Ritournelle - Sébastien Tellier
What Does It Feel Like - Felix Da Housecat (Röyksopp Return To The Sun Remix)
Brimful of Asha - Cornershop (Norman Cook Remix)
This Sweet Love - James Yuill

<You should learn to code because: />

...In the words of a fellow Cohort 1 student, it will "quite literally change your life"

"My job is to grow the Northcoders community - and occasionally fiddle with the website and our internal codebases!"

<When you're not coding, you're... />

hiking in the beautiful countryside of my homeland, Wales, or painting watercolours.

<Fun fact! Ruth... />

used to be a Karate instructor.

<Favourite snippet of code: />

gatsby develop
Because it means I'm starting work on a Gatsby project - my favourite way to build sites with React! Hooray!

<Soundtrack of Ruth's Life />

RAMsterdam - RAM
Ride - Lana Del Rey
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

<You should learn to code because: />

It's creative, it's satisfying, it's rewarding and it's lifechanging!

"My job is to grow the Northcoders community - and occasionally fiddle with the website and our internal codebases!"

<When you're not coding, you're... />

hiking in the beautiful countryside of my homeland, Wales, or painting watercolours.

<Fun fact! Ruth... />

used to be a Karate instructor.

<Favourite snippet of code: />

gatsby develop
Because it means I'm starting work on a Gatsby project - my favourite way to build sites with React! Hooray!

<Soundtrack of Ruth's Life />

RAMsterdam - RAM
Ride - Lana Del Rey
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

<You should learn to code because: />

It's creative, it's satisfying, it's rewarding and it's lifechanging!

"I make sure the teaching runs smoothly, support the team with staying on top of the latest industry news, update the curriculum and... teach!"

<Fun fact! Sam... />

I once tried winter sports and was savaged by a German Shepherd. I now fear dogs, sports and winter.

<Soundtrack of Sam's Life />

The Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs is the best album ever.

<You should learn to code because: />

It's creative, challenging, empowering, in-demand, fun and inclusive.

"I make sure the teaching runs smoothly, support the team with staying on top of the latest industry news, update the curriculum and... teach!"

<Fun fact! Sam... />

I once tried winter sports and was savaged by a German Shepherd. I now fear dogs, sports and winter.

<Soundtrack of Sam's Life />

The Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs is the best album ever.

<You should learn to code because: />

It's creative, challenging, empowering, in-demand, fun and inclusive.

"I support students with their work and help
develop and deliver the curriculum"

<When you're not coding, you're... />

making music, playing games, writing words, walking dog,
entertaining child or eating food.

<Fun fact! Jonny... />

likes chips dipped in Creme Egg.

<Favourite snippet of code: />

seg000:00000E37 68 74 74 70 2D 65+ db 'www.worm.com ! Hacked By Chinese!<'

<Soundtrack of Jonny's Life />

Everything in its Right Place - Radiohead
La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin - Debussy
Sunday Morning - The Velvet Underground & Nico

<You should learn to code because: />

It's the most cost-effective way of ruling the world.

"I mentor the Northcoders students and ensure they
are getting the most out of their Northcoders experience"

<When you're not coding, you're... />

usually singing in a choir.

<Fun fact! Mitch... />

has a fully symmetric name.

<Favourite snippet of code: />

console.log(0.1 + 0.2)

<Soundtrack of Mitch's Life />

Disorder - Joy Division
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Parasite - Nick Drake

<You should learn to code because: />

Coding gives you the ability to be creative and innovative by exploring a world of precise logical structures.

"I work with exciting tech companies in the North
to understand their needs and help bridge the digital skills gap,
and do it all with a smile on my face :) "

<When you're not coding, you're... />

socialising, going to meetups, running.

<Fun fact! Josh... />

has a question for everything!

<Favourite snippet of code: />

React VR - It uses the same design as React,
letting you compose a rich VR world and UI from declarative components.

<Soundtrack of Josh's Life />

All Night Long - Mary Jane
Girls Around the World - Daft Punk
Shoop - Salt N' Pepa

<You should learn to code because: />

It costs nothing to try and is a great way to do something creative!

"I work with exciting tech companies in the North
to understand their needs and help bridge the digital skills gap,
and do it all with a smile on my face :) "

<When you're not coding, you're... />

socialising, going to meetups, running.

<Fun fact! Josh... />

has a question for everything!

<Favourite snippet of code: />

React VR - It uses the same design as React,
letting you compose a rich VR world and UI from declarative components.

<Soundtrack of Josh's Life />

All Night Long - Mary Jane
Girls Around the World - Daft Punk
Shoop - Salt N' Pepa

<You should learn to code because: />

It costs nothing to try and is a great way to do something creative!

"I help to support the Northcoders' Community, planning and running events, assisting with interviews and ensuring our cohort has access to everything they need."

<When you're not coding, you're... />

creating and exploring. Finding interesting events is my superpower
and I frequently attend live shows, exhibitions,
theatre productions and anything else that captures my interest.

<Fun fact! Harriet... />

loves seeing fringe productions and dives into the
chaos of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (almost) every year.

<Soundtrack of Harriet's Life />

The Cave Singers - Gift and the Raft (because sometimes it can be tricky to stay afloat with coding.)
Queen - Breakthrough (everyone learning to code needs to find a final breakthrough!)
Starship - We Built This City (because everyone needs a song to dance to when they write some code and it works perfectly.)

<You should learn to code because: />

coding opens doors and offers incredible career potential, embrace the opportunity to learn and create new technology now and see who knows where coding might take you.

"I help to support the Northcoders' Community, planning and running events, assisting with interviews and ensuring our cohort has access to everything they need."

<When you're not coding, you're... />

creating and exploring. Finding interesting events is my superpower
and I frequently attend live shows, exhibitions,
theatre productions and anything else that captures my interest.

<Fun fact! Harriet... />

loves seeing fringe productions and dives into the
chaos of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (almost) every year.

<Soundtrack of Harriet's Life />

The Cave Singers - Gift and the Raft (because sometimes it can be tricky to stay afloat with coding.)
Queen - Breakthrough (everyone learning to code needs to find a final breakthrough!)
Starship - We Built This City (because everyone needs a song to dance to when they write some code and it works perfectly.)

<You should learn to code because: />

coding opens doors and offers incredible career potential, embrace the opportunity to learn and create new technology now and see who knows where coding might take you.

"I provide mentorship and support to our students on their coding journey."

<When you're not coding, you're... />

running, practising Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or bothering my cat!

<Fun fact! />

The Copley family is originally from Copley Lane... in the Village of Copley!

<Favourite snippet of code: />

function isPrime(num) {
const sqrRootNum = Math.floor(Math.sqrt(num))
if (num < 2) return false
for (let i = 2; i <= sqrRootNum ; i++) {
if (num % i === 0) return false
}
return true
}

<Soundtrack of Paul's Life />

The Strokes - Someday
The Stone Roses - I wanna be adored
Metallica - Nothing else matters

<You should learn to code because: />

learning to code has been the greatest learning experience of my life, make it yours as well!

"I mentor our students and support them with their code."

<When you're not coding, you're... />

reading and cooking.

<Fun fact! Anat... />

has tri-nationality!

<Favourite snippet of code: />

reduceRight() - It's low key useless but also kinda cool.

<Soundtrack of Anat's Life />

Nick mulvey - Myela
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californication
Jose Gonzales - Heartbeats

<You should learn to code because: />

some people get bored doing work, with code you get bored not doing it!

"I help students on their journey to becoming a full-stack software developer!"

<When you're not coding, you're... />

Playing football, riding my bike, eating, drinking or sleeping...

<Fun fact! Paul... />

had lived in 5 different countries by the time he was 12.

<Favourite snippet of code: />

<marquee>Text here</marquee> because everyone else hates it and it is beautifully ugly

<Soundtrack of Paul's Life />

The Bends - Radiohead
Fairies Wear Boots - Black Sabbath
Whole Lotta Rosie - AC/DC

<You should learn to code because: />

It's fun AND makes you employable!

"I help our students find rewarding jobs they'll love!"

<When you're not coding, you're... />

Photographing random things, playing with cats, eating out far too much and heavy-lifting.

<Fun fact! Steph... />

has 5 cats!

<Soundtrack of Steph's Life />

Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels
Janes Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
Korn - Sanctuary

<You should learn to code because: />

It's nutritious for the brain!

"I look after social media and digital marketing for Northcoders."

<When you're not coding, you're... />

Buying (hoarding) plants, taking (too many) pictures of my (fluff ball) cat, borrowing dogs from friends and family for country walks.

<Fun fact! Lucy... />

Loves all things Moomin. If it's got a Moomin character on it, I own it...

<Soundtrack of Lucy's Life />

Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
Your Best American Girl - Mitski
The Eagles - Take it Easy
Man Alive - Everything Everything

<You should learn to code because: />

It is fun and a very rewarding skill to have!

"I look after social media and digital marketing for Northcoders."

<When you're not coding, you're... />

Buying (hoarding) plants, taking (too many) pictures of my (fluff ball) cat, borrowing dogs from friends and family for country walks.

<Fun fact! Lucy... />

Loves all things Moomin. If it's got a Moomin character on it, I own it...

<Soundtrack of Lucy's Life />

Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
Your Best American Girl - Mitski
The Eagles - Take it Easy
Man Alive - Everything Everything

<You should learn to code because: />

It is fun and a very rewarding skill to have!

"I mentor and ensure students are getting to grips with exactly what they need from the lectures."

<When you're not coding, you're... />

Riding my bike, watching films or eating with friends.

<Fun fact! Ant... />

lived in South Korea for two years.

<Favourite snippet of code: />

create-react-app - because it means I'm starting a new React project!

<Soundtrack of Ant's Life />

The Jungfraus - Mountain Man
Modest Mouse - Float On
Esperanza Spalding - Unconditional Love

<You should learn to code because: />

It allows you to create amazing things!

"I mentor students, help out with their code and inforce the law of TDD"

<When you're not coding, you're... />

reading or gaming when raining, going on long walks if sunny

<Fun fact! Vel... />

piloted a plane... for 30 sec.

<Favourite snippet of code: />

typeof NaN.... because Not a Number is a number.

<Soundtrack of Vel's Life />

Grimes - Dream Fortress
Daha Braha - Na Dobranich
Nelson Can - Miracle

<You should learn to code because: />

It will change your life!

"I support and guide our students to achieve their full potential throughout their journey on the Northcoders' Developer Pathway"

<When you're not coding, you're... />

watching back to back episodes of Star Trek, practising bass guitar and playing music with my band.

<Fun fact! Alex... />

was once one the cyclists on the opening video snippets for a well known news show covering the North West. It was many many years ago, and was such a short clip. If you had blinked you would have missed me.

<Favourite snippet of code: />

console.log("b" + "a" + +"a" + "a");

<Soundtrack of Alex's Life />

All My Life - Foo Fighters
Be Yourself - Audioslave
Animal I’ve Become - Three Days Grace
Megalomaniac - Incubus
No One Knows - Queens of the Stoneage

<You should learn to code because: />

The future needs you! You will open up a whole wealth of opportunity out there and help to shape the future for the better!

"I support our students with their code and guide them towards a better understanding of the concepts taught in each section of the course."

<When you're not coding, you're... />

...skateboarding, climbing, or sat on YouTube doing nothing productive at all..!

<Fun fact... />

"The peak of my TV career culminated in an appearance on BBC 2's "Eggheads". Our team name was The Minds of Moria. It was a complete train wreck and I will never go on national TV again."

<Favourite snippet of code: />

rm -rf is pretty much the bash equivalent of burying your mum's favourite vase you just broke in the garden

<Soundtrack of Tom's Life />

Paranoid Android - Radiohead
Computer Love - Kraftwerk
Dance Yrself Clean - LCD Soundsystem

<You should learn to code because: />

It's fun and cool and you can put stickers on your laptop!

"I help people who looking to learn a bit more about code and Northcoders, making sure we'd be the perfect fit for each other!"

<When you're not coding, you're... />

...socialising with friends and going out, as well as keeping active and having fun.

<Fun fact, Maddy... />

"once met Mr. Blobby."

<Soundtrack of Maddy's Life />

Alphaville - Forever Young
Biffy Clyro - God & Satan
Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful

<You should learn to code because: />

It will open up so many new opportunities to you!

"I look after Northcoders' accounts and help the team decide what's next!"

<When you're not coding, you're... />

Going out with friends and working out

<Fun fact, Charlotte... />

"Taught Archery in America"

<Soundtrack of Charlotte's Life />

Alessia Cara - Here
The 1975 - Chocolate
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Same Love

<You should learn to code because: />

It is a very rewarding career path!

"I look after our partner relationships and help build / promote Northcoders and our clients in the community."

<When you're not coding, you're... />

Normally it's time spent with my other half and our two boys, eating, I love my music and work as a session vocalist in covers / originals bands, I run a charity, enjoy the gym, travelling whenever I can.

<Fun fact, Aaron... />

"I've been in the Music charts "

<Soundtrack of Aaron's Life />

Chris Cornell - Higher Truth
Salt N Pepa - Shoop
Prince - Raspberry Beret

<You should learn to code because: />

Why not? It's a great industry, a great skill and once you know how you never know if you could create the next big idea!

"I mentor our students and support them with their code."

<When you're not coding, you're... />

Running, hiking, eating chocolate, watching Netflix or looking at holidays and dreaming of sunshine.

<Fun fact, Nicki... />

"is also a qualified Yoga Teacher"

<Favourite snippet of code: />

[]+(-~function(){}-~function(){}-~function(){}-~function(){}) + (-~function(){}-~function(){}) The answer to the ultimate question of Life, the Universe and Everything...

<Soundtrack of Nicki's Life />

Are You In Love With A Notion? - The Courteeners
Charlemagne - Blossoms
Girlfriend - Christine and the Queens
...any Arctic Monkeys album!

<You should learn to code because: />

You will create things you never thought possible

"I mentor our students and support them with their code."

<When you're not coding, you're... />

Singing along to musical theatre soundtracks and making bread

<Fun fact, Isabel... />

...has a blue Peter badge from starring in a homemade Doctor Who ‘episode’ as a very ambitious 9 year old

<Favourite snippet of code: />

Literally anything to do with sinon.spy() makes me happy to see.

<Soundtrack of Isabel's Life />

Anything from the In The Heights soundtrack
Froot - Marina
Dean Town - Vulfpeck
Hold Up - Beyonce

<You should learn to code because: />

You can simultaneously be creative and logical and make amazing things because of it!

"I'm the graphic designer at Northcoders. I design everything from t-shirts to banners and everything else in between."

<When you're not coding, you're... />

Chasing after my 2 little boys, baking cakes, designing wedding stationary and going to the odd music festival.

<Fun fact, Helen... />

...lived in a subtropical island in Japan for 3 years.

<Soundtrack of Helen's Life />

Postal Service - We Will Become Silhouettes
First Aid Kit - My Silver Lining
James Yuill - No Surprise (Fire Version)
Haim - Days Are Gone

<You should learn to code because: />

It will empower you to take control of your life and do something amazing!

"I help our students get confident writing code in Leeds."

<When you're not coding, you're... />

Drinking overpriced coffee and eating my body weight in baked goods.

<Fun fact, David... />

Once sang a rendition of 'Reach' by S Club 7 when requested to sing a song from my culture in a Maori welcoming ceremony.

<Favourite snippet of code: />

.reduce() -if it can't be solved with reduce I don't want to know!

<Soundtrack of David's Life />

The Wrote and the Writ - Johnny Flynn
Ballad of the Dying Man - Father John Misty
Anything from The Lion King Soundtrack

<You should learn to code because: />

Solve problems, learn a language, be creative - there's something for everyone!

"I capture and create video content to help tell the Northcoders story!"

<When you're not coding, you're... />

Agonising over cameras and lenses I can't afford, binging nerdy TV series, or trying and failing to cook recipes that are far beyond my reach.

<Fun fact, James... />

Used to be a bouncer, but only really for one bar, that nobody ever went to.

<Favourite snippet of code: />

Wiggle(2,20)
The easiest way to make an animation more interesting

<Soundtrack of James's Life />

Rise Against - Swing Life Away
Hot 8 Brass Band - Sexual Healing
Larrikin Love - Happy as Annie

<You should learn to code because: />

It opens new and exciting avenues into careers that you may not even know exist.

"I mentor our students, and help them with their code, soon I hope to be lecturing and speaking at Tech events"

<When you're not coding, you're... />

Cooking and baking... and then trying lose all the extra calories! I also like going to meetups, and accompanying photographers (Not something I claim to do myself, but it's fun finding new places in the city with photographers, they seem to know all the nooks and crannies)

<Fun fact, Shaq... />

...Is learning the saxophone (an instrument I started learning in secondary school, unfortunately for my neighbours I seem to have forgotten everything I had learnt )

<Favourite snippet of code: />

This is a bit of a cheat, but I would have to say .map() - purely because understanding how to use .map() effectively let me know that I was really progressing in my understanding of JavaScript.

<Soundtrack of Shaq's Life />

I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
Do For Love - Tupac
Turn Your Lights Down Low - Bob Marley & Lauryn Hill

<You should learn to code because: />

Learning to code gives you the opportunity to build anything you could want, you're genuinely only limited by your imagination, the possibilities are endless.