Tembo Consulting

Tembo Consulting is a small IT consultancy based in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.

With nearly two decades' experience in the IT industry ranging from the design and development of websites to financial back-office systems, Tembo Consulting can offer your business an integrated IT solution.

With our experience, skill, attention to detail and understanding of computer systems, we can take care of everything for you. We rely on getting to know our clients and their needs. Websites are hand-coded to meet your exact requirements.

We offer an end-to-end package from design and specification to development, testing, training and technical authoring.

Whether you're a hobbyist, a small business or a multinational, our expertise is at your service.

Let the IT be our business so you can get on with yours!

Skills include Java 6, OO Design, SQL, HTML, CSS, XML, PHP, Wordpress and JavaScript.

School Websites

Fantastic website, thank you and well done to everyone involved. It really streamlines everything we need to know and is simple and
easy to use.

Not only is a website the public face of your school, it is a valuable communications tool for current and prospective parents. Is your school website making the first impression you would like?

• Is your website up to date?
• Is it easy to navigate?
• Does it reflect all the hard work that goes at school?
• Can parents find the latest school news on your website?
• Can your administrative staff and teachers add school letters, daily news items, newsletters and more without being trained website developers?
• What about policies and safeguarding? Is your website up to date?
• Are you aiming for an ICT Mark? Is your website helping or hindering?
• OFSTED inspectors will look at your website; will they like what they see?
• What about blogging and podcasting?
• Can children download their homework from your website?

With our experience working with schools, we can help you to create a website to be proud of. Here are some comments from parents about our school websites:

It's great to see such a nice website, none of the several primaries we have attended have had anything as good as this. I didn't realise
a lot of the stuff was on there until recently, but I will use those parts now.

Drop us an email or give us a ring if you'd like to see if we can help.

Computer Programming teaches logical thinking and problem-solving skills that can be applied across the curriculum. The latest educational programming languages require the discipline of structured thinking but are great fun too.

Computer Programming classes are not about playing games though. Our curriculum is designed to teach an increasingly complex set of programming algorithms and constructs. It is carefully planned to introduce topics slowly and to give the children time to understand, explore and consolidate their new skills.

Right from the start, we are building up a way of thinking, planning and constructing programs that equally applies to C++ and Java.

We offer a range of computer programming courses suitable for children from Year 6 to Sixth Form. We also train teachers how to use programming languages such a Scratch (MIT) and offer curriculum support.

What we ought to be doing is giving the kids the ability to operate in – and perhaps help to create – industries that
nobody has even dreamed of yet.

Tembo Consulting is based in Harpenden, Herfordshire and is run by Rebecca D'Cruz.

Rebecca started programming at the tender age of 12 when she was introduced to the then state-of-the-art ZX Spectrum. She spent many hours creating games and animations; problem-solving and creativity became a lifelong passion. Rebecca studied Computing at school and went on to achieve the ACP Advanced Diploma in Computer Science (Distinction). After ten years' commercial experience as a programmer, mostly in the City, Rebecca became self-employed writing websites and providing IT services to small businesses whilst raising her children. In 2010 she started running programming classes for children from as young as 8. In 2011 she gained a distinction in the Master's degree in Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire.

In the first instance please email Rebecca and I will contact you by phone or email as requested.

You can also visit my LinkedIn page.