Strategic Board for Teacher Education

Overview

The primary role of the Strategic Board for Teacher Education (SBTE) is to help support improvements to teacher education and development. It considers national issues related to teaching education, recruitment, retention and development support. 

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

Workstreams

The board has set up three workstreams to concentrate on specific categories of work:

• education workforce planning and increasing the diversity of the profession
• the promotion of teaching as a valued career
• framework for teacher education and development 

Members

• Orlando Mason, Scottish Government (Chair) 
• Stuart Bain, COSLA 
• David Barnett, School Leaders Scotland 
• David Burgess, Education Scotland 
• Barbara Coupar, Scottish Catholic Education Service 
• Jennifer Crockett, Argyll and Bute Council (Chair of Headteacher Recruitment and Retention Working Group)
• Jonathan Cunningham, Association of Heads and Deputes Scotland
• Lorraine Davidson, Scottish Council of Independent Schools
• Sheena Devlin, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland 
• Laurence Findlay, Aberdeenshire Council
• Archie Glen, Community Trade Union 
• Duncan Lawrie, Teacher 
• Tara Lillis, NASUWT 
• Khadija Mohammed, University of West of Scotland, Chair of the Anti-Racism in Education Programme
• Zoe Robertson, Scottish Council of Deans of Education 
• Susan Quinn, Educational Institute for Scotland 
• Seamus Searson, Scottish Secondary Teachers Association 
• Barrie Sheppard, National Parents Forum for Scotland   
• Pauline Stephen, General Teaching Council for Scotland 
• Lesley Whelan, Education Scotland
• Stuart Robb, Scottish Government 
• Gavin Page, Scottish Government
• Anisa Omar, Scottish Government
• Ben Morley, Scottish Government (secretariat)
• Annemarie Lauder, Scottish Government (secretariat)
• Sandip Mahajan, Scottish Government (secretariat)

Publications