Curriculum, Learning, Teaching and Assessment

Andy Creamer – Head of Learning, Teaching and Assessment

Key areas of responsibility:

• Overall responsibility for Learning, Teaching and Assessment, Knowledge & Skills, Timetabling, Assessment, Global Competencies
• Internal link for Leadership Team, Regional Board, National Improvement Directorate Board, Curricular Senior Education Officers
• Links with Scottish Government Learning Directorate.

  Andrew.Creamer@educationscotland.gov.scot

Pamela Di Nardo – Senior Education Officer

Key areas of responsibility:

• Self-Evaluation and Quality Improvement
• Coordinator of local and regional support 
• Early Years and Primary Sector Specialist

 Pamela.Dinardo@educationscotland.gov.scot

Helen Fairlie – Senior Education Officer, Literacy & English

Key areas of responsibility:

• Literacy and English
• Lead National Literacy Network (NLN) and Literacy and English Curriculum Network (LECN)
• National Response to Improving Literacy (NRIL), Board member.

 Helen.Fairlie@educationscotland.gov.scot 

Louise Glen – Senior Education Officer, Languages

Key areas of responsibility:

• Languages – modern languages, Scots language,  English as an Additional Language and Latin
• Implementation of 1+2 languages policy
• International education.

 Louise.Glen@educationscotland.gov.scot

Tracy Johnston – Senior Education Officer, Health & Wellbeing

Key areas of responsibility:

• National Health and Wellbeing curriculum
• Responsibility of All (Health and Wellbeing)
• Home Economics, Personal & Social Education and Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport.

 Tracy.Johnston@educationscotland.gov.scot

 Maeve MacKinnon – Senior Education Officer, Gaelic

Key areas of responsibility:

• Gaelic Medium Education (GME)
• Gaelic Learner Education (GLE)
• Contact for Assessment and Moderation programmes in GME.

 Maeve.MacKinnon@educationscotland.gov.scot

Kirsty McFaul – Senior Education Officer, Technologies

Key areas of responsibility:

• Craft, Design, Engineering and Graphics, Computing Science
• Digital Literacy
• Digital Learning, Teaching and Assessment.

 Kirsty.McFaul@educationscotland.gov.scot

Ian Menzies – Senior Education Officer, Sciences, STEM and Learning for Sustainability

Key areas of responsibility:

• 3-18 Sciences Curriculum
• STEM Education and Training Strategy; RAiSE Primary Science Programme 
• Learning for Sustainability and Outdoor Learning.

 Ian.Menzies@educationscotland.gov.scot

Neil Millar – Senior Education Officer: Expressive Arts, Culture and Creativity 

Key areas of responsibility:

• Expressive Arts, Culture and Creativity, including the subject areas of Art and Design, Dance, Drama, Music, Music Technology and Photography
• Lead for the National Expressive Arts Network
• Collaboration with the professional arts and culture sector,  supporting the provision of arts education in Scotland and beyond.

 Neil.Millar@educationscotland.gov.scot

Paul Morgan – Senior Education Officer, Literacy & English

Key areas of responsibility:

• Literacy and English
• Member of School Library Strategy National Implementation Group
• Member of National Response to Improving Literacy Board (NRIL).

 Paul.Morgan@educationscotland.gov.scot

John Neeson – Senior Education Officer, Numeracy & Mathematics

Key areas of responsibility:

• Numeracy & Mathematics
• Member of National Improvement Directorate Board (NID)
• Member of National Response to Improving Mathematics Board (NRIM).

 John.Neeson@educationscotland.gov.scot

Lynne Robertson – Senior Education Officer, Social Studies

Key areas of responsibility:

• Social Studies
• Political Literacy
• Global Citizenship.

 Lynne.Robertson@educationscotland.gov.scot

Joe Walker – Senior Education Officer, RME, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy

Key areas of responsibility:

• Religious & Moral Education, Religious Education in Roman Catholic Schools, Religious Observance
• Psychology, Sociology & Philosophy
• Values Education.

 Joe.Walker@educationscotland.gov.scot