David Batty's public profile

I am a software developer, qualified teacher, course designer, trainer and digital content developer. I have delivered thousands of hours through Code College.co.uk or through courses I deliver for the AQA, OCR, Westminster Briefing, NCCE, or other organisations.

I have been working full time with computers for 42 years and am still loving it. I have been delivering computer training in schools, colleges and businesses for 33 years.

My regular activities may include some combinations of the following: Programming, delivering computer training, creating online courses, games design, writing data processing programs, working in Second Life, video production and editing, Writing Amazon Alexa applications, technical reviewing of computer books or projects, or other computer related activities.

In 2018 I was a JCQ / OCR Computer Science Inspector, visiting schools to inspect exam work, resources, and procedures in computer science departments. Currently I am a Computer Science Ambassador for OCR, which involves occasionally delivering teacher CPD on the new changes to computer science content & procedures, and delivering webinars for teachers who are new to J277 Computer Science, or who are transitioning from J276. I also deliver some of the OCR A Level programming courses.

I am a fully licenced Amateur Radio operator with an Advanced Licence and 43 years of radio use behind me. I am also a registered Assessor for the Radio Society of Great Britain. I am currently working on a number of programming projects, Amazon Echo/Alexa Skills, and designing several new business courses for face to face and online delivery. I have delivered over 100 courses for NCCE, either face to face or online.