Merge pull request #2 from importtraining/9-about-page

An about page

Author: inglesp

content/about.html

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+type: with-navbar
+title: about us
+---
+<section id="baseline">
+    <div class="section typeset">
+        <div class="single">
+            <div class="single">
+                    <img src="/static/img/colour_logo.png"
+                        alt="ImportTraining colour logo"/>
+            </div>
+            <h3 style="text-align: center;">We help you develop the skills you
+            need to do the stuff you care about.</h3>
+
+            <p>We start with what you care about, then deliver courses that
+            address your needs.</p>
+
+            <p>We're student focussed to ensure we create an environment in
+            which you'll flourish. You won't find us parachuting in to
+            perform
+            <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerpoint-Karaoke">PowerPoint Karaoke</a>!</p>
+
+            <p>We supply teaching and learning that improves your skills,
+            challenges you to develop and gives you the autonomy to sustain
+            your progress.</p>
+
+            <p>We are also currently active developers with up-to-date
+            expertise, links into the wider software development community and
+            track records delivering software in a wide variety of business
+            environments.</p>
+
+            <p>Finally, we engage with you to ensure you're getting the best
+            from our training.</p>
+
+            <h2>What do we Teach?</h2>
+
+            <p>Broadly, three sorts of things:</p>
+
+            <ol>
+                <li><a href="http://python.org/">Python</a> and its ecosystem:
+                    <ul>
+                        <li>Core Python skills and the standard library (from
+                        first steps with Python to advanced subjects such as
+                        <a href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/asyncio.html">asyncio</a>);</li>
+                        <li>Data science
+                        (<a href="http://pandas.pydata.org/">pandas</a>,
+                        <a href="https://ipython.org/">IPython</a>, etc);</li>
+                        <li>Web development (including frameworks such as
+                        <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/">Django</a>,
+                        <a href="http://flask.pocoo.org/">Flask</a> and
+                        <a href="https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/">Twisted</a>);</li>
+                        <li>Scraping and data processing (with modules like
+                        <a href="http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/">Beautiful Soup</a>,
+                        <a href="http://lxml.de/">lxml</a> and
+                        <a href="http://scrapy.org/">Scrapy</a>); and</li>
+                        <li>Python and the
+                        <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_Things">Internet of Things</a>
+                        (such as building APIs for IoT
+                        and <a href="http://micropython.org/">MicroPython</a>).</li>
+                    </ul>
+                </li>
+                <li>Software sustainability within an enterprise setting:
+                    <ul>
+                        <li>Tools of the trade;</li>
+                        <li>Pair programming;</li>
+                        <li>Knowledge transfer; and</li>
+                        <li>Working within a business.</li>
+                    </ul>
+                </li>
+                <li>Software development methodologies and practices:
+                    <ul>
+                        <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test-driven_development">test driven development</a>;</li>
+                        <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control">version control</a>;</li>
+                        <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_deployment">deployment</a>; and</li>
+                        <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website_monitoring">monitoring</a>.</li>
+                    </ul>
+                </li>
+            </ol>
+
+            <h2>How do we Deliver?</h2>
+
+            <p>We're teach using a blend of different styles to suit both the
+            subject matter and students. This may range from simple exercises,
+            pair programming, dojo style group work, peer-review, self
+            assessment and, of course, good old chalk'n'talk.</p>
+
+            <p>We make our classes simple and easy to follow and cover subjects
+            from the simplest to most complex. We never make things more
+            complicated than they need to be and we're atuned to our student's
+            backgrounds so we can work with them to improve from their current
+            situation.</p>
+
+            <p>Finally, we work hard to place our training into a context that
+            is meaningful for our students. This is important because we
+            believe we succeed when our graduates have the confidence to
+            continue to learn and develop autonomously within their working
+            environment.</p>
+
+            <h2>Work with Us!</h2>
+
+            <p>We don't just deliver off-the-shelf courses. We also enjoy
+            working with organisations that require bespoke training. Check out
+            our <a href="hire">hire us</a> page for more information about how
+            this works.</p>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</section>