What are STLs?
Senior team leads (STLs) are experts from the IT industry who work and specialise in the areas that Turing College teaches. They have two primary roles - to directly help learners with the curriculum part of their studies and to make sure that the course is constantly aligned with the most recent needs of the industry.
STLs are on hand to provide support throughout the course. This means that if you encounter a particularly challenging part in the curriculum that your peers are unable to offer you help with, there will always be someone to help you to understand and move forward. However, your peers should still be the first ones you ask when you get stuck.
If you have any questions about the industry or the job you are preparing for (for example, a data scientist), feel free to raise these questions during the standup if there is time - our STLs will be happy to share their insights and experience.
Responsibilities of STLs
Participating in daily stand-ups to make sure everyone is on track and has access to regular expert help.
Helping learners to get back on track if they are struggling with particular parts of the curriculum
Live demonstrations of particularly challenging parts of the course.
Updating the course when weaknesses are identified
Participating in project reviews/corrections
Getting help from an STL
There are two primary ways to get help from STLs:
Daily stand-ups. If you have a particular problem, you should share it during a stand-up. The STL will then be able to advise you on the best way to proceed. It might be that a co-learner will be able to help you with the problem and an STL will not be needed.
Getting help during project corrections. STLs are meant not only to rate your project, but give you as much feedback as possible so that you know what you still need to learn and how to do it.
Attending or watching videos of live-demonstrations. To arrange one, a team should inform the STL if such demonstrations are needed during daily stand-ups.