The See Science Team

Cerian has been a science teacher since 1993 and her experience includes 12 years as Head of Physics in a Welsh-medium comprehensive in South Wales.

Cerian's first degree is in Physics from Cardiff University and she completed a CPE course in Law at the University of Glamorgan before embarking on a PGCE course at Aberystwyth University. She was awarded CSiTeach in 2008.

Cerian has been a keen supporter of the Institute of Physics throughout her career and has been a Teacher Network Coordinator for the Institute of Physics since 2004 and a Coach since 2015.

She has experience of organising successful teacher conferences as well as practical workshops and events for schools across the Region. She is a Field Officer for the Association for Science Education since 2004 organising a wide range of events for science teachers in Wales and is also a Hub Leader for Primary Science Quality Mark.

Cerian co-founded See Science in 2010 with Liz Terry. Since then, See Science has worked in successful partnership with many organisations across the UK, including the Royal Society of Biology, The Royal Society of Chemistry, The National Museum of Wales – Amgueddfa Cymru and Primary Science Teaching Trust.

Cerian was awarded the MBE for services to science promotion and engagement with young people in the January 2020 New Year Honours List.

Hayley Pincott coordinates the STEM Ambassador programme for the STEM Ambassador Hub in Wales, See Science. The role involves recruitment, training, DBS processing, and deployment of over 1,600 STEM Ambassadors in Wales.

Additionally, she liaises with teachers, employers, educators and community groups to support enrichment activities through the STEM Ambassador programme.

Hayley joined the team as she is keen to assist and support STEM Ambassadors to promote and highlight STEM subjects and STEM careers. Hayley has previously worked as an Associate Practitioner in the NHS and her role was to assist in the monitoring, diagnosing and treatment of disease.

She has nearly 20 years’ experience working in Biomedical Science laboratories covering a range of pathology disciplines including Histology, Biochemistry, Haematology and Blood Bank.

She initially became a STEM Ambassador to raise the profile of healthcare scientists and is the Institute of Biomedical Science South East Wales branch secretary. Hayley completed PGCert in Science Communication and Public Engagement from the University of Edinburgh in 2021.