Our Aims
Create, Lead, Promote, Sustain
- To create an open and welcoming community of enquiring practitioners.
- To lead professional dialogue within and beyond this community.
- To promote reflective practice in the teaching profession.
- To sustain the development of professional learning for the benefit of all learners.
Contact Us
- For membership information: membership@STeachersEP.org.uk
- Treasurer: treasurer@STeachersEP.org.uk
- All other enquiries: info@STeachersEP.org.uk
- Follow us on Twitter: @STeachersEP
- Follow us on Facebook: ScottishTeachersforEnhancingPractice
The STEP Committee
Ann McLean
Sheila Hay
Carolyn Paton
Lorraine Devlin
Susan Brownlie
Rhona Robb
Jodie Mackie
Kate Coutts
Jennifer McBride
- Ann McLean
- Chairperson. Biology Teacher and Chartered Teacher at St. Margaret's Academy in Livingston. Currently on part time secondment as Professional Update Development Officer and Probationer Co-ordinator with West Lothian Council.
- Sheila Hay
- Secretary. Chartered Teacher and Support for Learning and Class Teacher, Job Share, St Joseph's Primary, Edinburgh.
- Carolyn Paton
- Treasurer. Primary School Teacher in North Lanarkshire.
- Lorraine Devlin
- Member. Class teacher and Challenge Leader of Learning in Numeracy in Glasgow City Council, having previously worked for East Dunbartonshire and The City of Edinburgh Council. Has a particular interest in Early Years Education, Religious Education and teacher autonomy.
- Susan Brownlie
- Member. Teacher of English at St Andrew's and St Bride's High School in East Kilbride. Areas of professional interest include supporting teacher learning, developing a whole school reading culture and Holocaust education.
- Rhona Robb
- Member. Primary school teacher working with Glasgow City Council. Currently working in a Complex Learning Needs school.
- Jodie Mackie
- Member. Biology Teacher in South Ayrshire Council. She is the Rights Respecting Schools Coordinator and helped her school gain the silver award. Member of the LGBT Education Network in Ayrshire.
- Kate Coutts
- Member. Kate has 40 years experience in education, many of them as a teaching head. She has combined this role with training, consultancy and research. Her work in outdoor learning, play and developing leadership has been recognised at local and national level. A good knowledge of policy and research is combined with practical working examples.
- Jennifer McBride
- Member. Principal Teacher and Challenge Leader of Learning in Numeracy in Glasgow City Council, having previously worked for North Lanarkshire. Completed a Masters in Educational Studies and has interests in Literacy, Religious Education and Teacher Leadership.
- Caroline Maloney
- Conference organiser.
- Juliette Daly
- Associate member.
- Christine MacGregor
- Associate member.
In 2014, the teachers behind the Association of Chartered Teachers Scotland (ACTS) stepped into the future by relaunching as Scottish Teachers for Enhancing Practice (STEP).
The new organisation, which was formally approved at a meeting on 1st March 2014, was intended to have a broader appeal as membership would be open to all teachers wishing to enhance their practice, not just Chartered Teachers. Andrina Inglis, the Chair of STEP at the time, said: "Now that the Chartered Teacher scheme has ended, we felt our organisation needed to look to the future and become more inclusive. By relaunching as STEP, we feel membership will interest a large number of teachers who are keen to improve their practice."
Professional update is a key issue for all teachers, and STEP, with its annual conference attracting a range of highly regarded educational speakers, has a key role to play.
Registered Charity: SC041390 (Scotland).