b'STEM & STAFF NEWSSTEMYear 9 students showed commitment and enthusiasm during a recent trip to Plymouth University for a showcase event to celebrate science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).They asked astute questions and engaged with a number of challenges.www.southdartmoor.devon.sch.uk/stemvisitMeet Our New StaffDerek RobbinsIm the new Librarian at SouthI have also worked in several Librarian Dartmoor. secondary schools supporting IT. I grew up in Wales thenI wanted a change and had been Poole, Dorset. At school I waslooking at librarian vacancies for academically fairly slow and it tooka while with Libraries Unlimited great effort from Mr Corio mylocally. Then I saw this vacancy and form and PE teacher and my othergot the job. This is a tremendous teachers to turn things around.opportunity for me. My hope is that Without them life would be veryI will be a valuable and supportive different now. member of staff and also help the student population as well.Ive had a 48 year career in IT pre-dominantly in local government andI love Rugby, red shirts Im afraid. I schools within IT development andalso like football also red shirtsthen support. This included workingand many other sports but Im an for Dorset, Wiltshire and Devonabsolute car nut. Ive had 5 MGs. County Councils.I also love badminton and play regularly in Totnes. My style, as my I was also a College Lecturer atwife would say, is bonkers.Bournemouth and Poole College, which has given me a great empathy with academic staff in the school. 22 01364 652230 South Dartmoor Community College'