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! Here is the shortlist for this year’s Inspiring Educator Award:
| Lisa-Joy McMullan | Clydebank High School |
| Ashley Murphy | City of Glasgow College |
| Paul Gault | Dundee DJCAD |
| Alan Delaney | Shawlands Academy |
| Sara Hendrie | Craigmount High School |
| Dugal McCrow | Grantown Grammar |
| Shona McAlpine | Paisley Grammar School |
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!
Feel free to nominate 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 23 October 2026.
- 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 Educator Award Winners:
- 2025 Dr Lynn Love (Abertay University)
- 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)