Strategic Board for Teacher Education

Overview

The role of the Strategic Board for Teacher Education (SBTE) is to oversee and evaluate reforms to teacher education since the publication of Teaching Scotland's Future. It acts as a centre-point for national discussion related to the standards in teaching and teacher education. 

The board works in the spirit of partnership, providing an open and frank discussion forum for members and will engage with the teaching profession and other stakeholders. 

Short life sub-groups

The board has set up three short life working groups to concentrate on specific categories of work:

• diversity of the teaching workforce
• professional learning for teachers
• early phase career of newly registered teachers

Members

• Orlando Heijmer-mason, Scottish Government (Chair) 
• Laurence Findlay, Aberdeenshire Council
• Michael Wood, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland 
• Catriona Smith, Association of Heads and Deputes 
• Khadija Mohammed, BME interests 
• Stuart  Bain, COSLA 
• David Burgess, Education Scotland 
• Lesley Whelan, Education Scotland
• Susan Quinn, EIS 
• Pauline Stephen, General Teaching Council for Scotland 
• Tara Lilis, NASUWT 
• Barrie Sheppard, National Parents Forum for Scotland   
• Barbara Coupar, Scottish Catholic Education Service 
• Lorraine Davidson, Scottish Council of Indipendant Schools
• Graham Hutton, School Leaders Scotland 
• Seamus Searson, Scottish Secondary Teachers Association 
• Zoe Robertson, Scottish Council of Deans of Education 
• Archie Glen, Community Trade Union 
• Duncan Lawrie, Teacher 
• Stuart Robb, Scottish Government 
• Zak Tuck, Scottish Government 
• Scott Brand, Scottish Government (Secretary) 

Publications