These inaugural awards celebrate the educators inspiring and empowering the next generation of girls and women in stem.
Our goal is to recognise and celebrate the educators who are making a real impact in closing the gender gap in STEM and creating inclusive, empowering learning environments for girls and women.
After receiving an overwhelming number of nominations and an incredible response in the public vote, we are excited to introduce our 2025 STEM Educator Award winners.
From championing diversity and inclusion in the classroom to building supportive networks outside it, this year’s winners are ensuring more girls and women can see a place for themselves in tech and beyond.
Here are the categories and the winners for each:
STEM Educators of the Year
- ALEKS GOODIER, Subject Leader of Computer Science and Subject Coordinator for Further Maths, Chelmsford County High School
- AMIE BOWERS, Headteacher, Georgian Gardens CP School
- HANNAH CLIFFORD, Digital Skills Teacher, Rydes Hill Preparatory School & Nursery
- IRENE JERRY, Data Engineer, Analyst & STEAM Educator, Aize and STEM Center Africa
- JOSHUA PIGGOTT, Science Lead and Y3 Teacher, St Nicholas CE First School
- JUDITH EDGE, Head of Science Department and Head of Chemistry, William Brookes School
- LAUREN STEVENSON, Teacher, St Patrick’s RC Primary
- MICHELLE FEARN, STEM Educator, STEM Discovery Centre
- OLIVIA RODRIGUES, Assistant Headteacher: Technology and Innovation, Donhead Preparatory School
- SAFIA BARIKZAI, Associate Professor, London South Bank University
Emerging STEM Educators
- AYLA ZENKIC, Teacher of Computing, Bishop Challoner Catholic College
- CHARLIE MACKENZIE, Founder, Primary Coding League
- CIARA MULHOLLAND, Early Careers Teacher – Science Teacher, St Patrick’s College
- JEYABHARATHI MOHANDAS, Assistant Professor, KSR Institute for Engineering and Technology
- MATHUSA THIRUCHENTHOOR, President, Women in STEM Society, University of Essex
- MELANIE WALKER, Computing Lead, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
- PHILIPPA BENNETT, Assistant Academy Manager Health Science, Harlow College
- SADAF REHMAN, CEO, Code School
- STELLA WAITHERA, CEO, AfricanSTEMGirl Hub
- TONI HOLLAND, Science Educator, Little Sparks Science
Community STEM Champions
- ALEX KNIGHT, CEO, STEMAZING
- DRAGANA BABIC, CEO, KIBERone
- DR LUCY CATTO, Science Educator & Business Owner, Fossils and Fireworks
- JEMIMA ORAKWUE, Placement Software Engineer & Student, Kainos & University of Staffordshire
- LEONIE BRIGGS, Director, Amazelab
- LIN VONG, Founder & CEO, Ignite Hubs
- MANIK, Founder, Girls Leading Tech
- MINI BISWAS, AI & Security Specialist, Cisilion
- NANCY MAINA, Executive Director, Women in Sustainable STEM Africa
- SARA BHATTI, Programme Coordinator, Tech She Can
STEM Role Models
- ALICE HENDY MBE, Cyber Culture Manager, Deloitte & Founder, R;pple
- ARVINDER THANDI, Performance Engineer, Nationwide Building Society
- AYESHA IQBAL, Course Manager & Lecturer in Engineering, The Bedford College Group
- BETI WILLIAMS, Patron, TechnoCamps
- CHARLENE HUNTER MBE, CEO & Founder, Coding Black Females
- DR ROSEMARY COOGAN, Astronaut, European Space Agency
- ELIZABETH ANDERSON, CEO, Digital Poverty Alliance
- KELLY PRINCESS SHUNGU, Engineer & Podcaster, Women in STEM Podcast
- PAULA MCMAHON, Regional Supervising Officer, Sir Robert McAlpine
- TRACEY-JANE CASSIDY, Founder & CEO, Junior Einsteins Science Club
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