Do you know a teacher, tutor, or lecturer in Scotland who has gone the extra mile to encourage girls to get into computing?
Updated: The nominations are in! This year’s shortlist was as follows:
- Alan Furniss (Hyndland Secondary School)
- Alix Higgins (Birkhill Primary School)
- Ann Connelly (Lourdes Secondary)
- Ashleigh Gear (St. Modan’s High School)
- Jenny Roulston (Seaview Primary School)
- Lynn Love (Abertay University)
- Mari-Clare Mitchell (Mearns Primary School)
- Michelle Brodie (Brechin High School)
- Mireilla Bikanga Ada (University of Glasgow)
And the winner of the Ada Scotland Inspiring Educator Award 2025 is Dr Lynn Love from Abertay University! As the quotation below illustrates, Lynn has a long track record of supporting her female students and colleagues.
Lynn has been an invaluable asset in encouraging gender diversity in the industry and academia alike and providing guidance and support both to students and professionals.
And not only that, Lynn was an instrumental part of the Ada Scotland Festival this year, leading on the wonderful schools event at Abertay! Congratulations and thank you, Lynn!
Perhaps someone who’s supported or inspired their female students, organised computing-related events for girls, or simply had some extra words of encouragement for a female student with an interest in computers? Nominate them for the Ada Scotland Inspiring Educator Award now!
For the last five years, we’ve been delighted to celebrate teachers up and down the country with the Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award. This year, in response to demand, we’re expanding the eligibility to include educators from any sector: college and university lecturers, tutors, and, of course, teachers at both primary and secondary level, can all be nominated.
Thanks to our sponsors, we are delighted to be able to offer a hamper full of ethically-sourced goodies to the winner of this year’s updated award, as well as a new nifty-looking trophy!
- Nominations close midnight on 14 November 2025.
- You can’t nominate yourself!
- Hamper may only be delivered to a school, college, or university in Scotland.
A Big Shout Out to Previous Inspiring Teacher Award Winners:
- 2024 Carrie Lumsden (Clydebank High School)
- 2023 Fiona Sabba (Barrhead High School)
- 2022 Sara Jenkins (St Ninian’s High School)
- 2021 Jacqueline Campbell (Linlithgow Academy)
- 2020 Sinead Flanigan (Uddingston Grammar)