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Email : angela.bentley@aquinas.ac.uk

Angela Bentley

Chair
Role:

Angela is a trustee of ESTA and is Chair.

Based at:
Retired
Aquinas College, Stockport

Angela was until her retirement this year, Head of Earth Sciences at Aquinas College in Stockport; a large North West Sixth Form College. She taught Geography and Geology A Levels.

In 2016 she had the privilege of being a Teacher at Sea (sponsored by NERC) working with Birmingham, Durham and Cardiff Universities.

Spending six weeks on the RRS James Cook with an amazing team of scientists she lectured around the country upon her return, bring the concept of Ocean Core Complexes and Asymmetrical Sea Floor Spreading to young people and a wider audience. This work influenced the A Level core content for the new Geology specifications.

Angela's amazing blog from this adventure can be read at: Teacher at Sea

Following this work she was awarded the Patrick Moore Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Education 2019 from the Royal Astronomical and Geophysics Society.

Angela serves on the Education and Outreach Committee for the Royal Astronomical Society and regularly attend lectures on Geography and Geology in order to keep up to date with subject knowledge.

Angela loves being Chair of ESTA and meeting so many wonderful, supportive and enthusiastic colleagues. When we asked, she said:

"This terrific team of volunteers are so generous with their knowledge and expertise. Our conferences are definitely a highlight my academic year. The keynote lecturers, bespoke workshops and advice and guidance from conference weekends really boosts my teaching in the classroom.

I hope you gain as much from ESTA as I have over the years."