UPDATE: The results are in!
Nominations have now closed on the Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2024, and we are pleased to announce the shortlist:
- Adrianne Murphy – Glasgow Gaelic School
- Aarti Kaushal – St Machar Academy
- Carrie Lumsden – Clydebank High School
- Fionnadh Carroll – My World of Work (Highlands)
- Jasmine Chand – Glencairn Primary School
- Lauren Stalker – St Thomas Of Aquins RC High School
- Marie Claire Mitchell – Mearns Primary School
- Tracey Mutter – Falkirk High School
And we are delighted to announce the winner, Carrie Lumsden!
Mrs Lumsden has worked tirelessly to improve and open opportunities to pupils in the Computing Science Sector. Has run a successful Lego Programming club, trained staff, Google certified. Runs a school Media Club, Mentors the Senior Digital Ambassadors. Constantly striving to improve the gender imbalance within Computing Science.
Do you know a teacher in Scotland who has gone the extra mile to encourage girls to get into computing?
Perhaps someone who’s inspired their female pupils in class, run a coding club for girls, or simply had some extra words of encouragement for a female pupil with an interest in computers?
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 award, as well as a nifty-looking trophy!
- Nominations close midnight on 15 November 2024.
- You can’t nominate yourself!
- Hamper may only be delivered to a school in Scotland.
A Big Shout Out to Previous Inspiring Teacher Award Winners:
- 2023 Fiona Sabba (Barrhead High School)
- 2022 Sara Jenkins (St Ninian’s High School)
- 2021 Jacqueline Campbell (Linlithgow Academy)
- 2020 Sinead Flanigan (Uddingston Grammar)