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The STEP Committee

Emma-Marie May

Carolyn Paton

Jodie Mackie

Rhona Robb

Nuzhat Uthmani

Anne Macrae

Angela Allen

Donal Hurley

Claire Wilson

Emma-Marie May

Chairperson, trustee. Teacher working in Secure and Residential Care. I have a love of football, pilates and spending time with family.

Carolyn Paton

Treasurer, trustee. Primary School Teacher, North Lanarkshire Council. I came to my first STEP conference as a probationer and left the AGM as the Treasurer, about 9 years ago.

Jodie Mackie

Secretary. Biology Teacher with South Ayrshire Council for over 7 years and now working in Pupil Support. STEP Committee Member from 2018.

Rhona Robb

Trustee. Primary school teacher working in Complex Learning Needs within Glasgow City Council.

Nuzhat Uthmani

Trustee. Former Principal Teacher in Primary and currently is a Lecturer in ITE at the University of Stirling. I specialise in global citizenship education with particular expertise in antiracism and decolonial pedagogies.

Anne Macrae

Member. Based in Applecross, Wester Ross, Anne has almost 40 years experience in education, teaching in Highland Schools at Lochcarron, Ullapool and Torridon. My work has covered all age groups including early years preschool and Nursery class up to Youth aged 12-25 years old. Having been a Teaching Head for over 20 years, I have a special interest in Scotland‘s small rural schools, local culture and heritage, outdoor learning, teaching languages including Gaelic and international education.

Angela Allen

Member. Qualified Teacher of Deaf Children and Young People. Renfrewshire Council.

Donal Hurley

Member. Irishman. Retired teacher of Maths and Physics, most recently at Alva Academy, Clackmannanshire. Previously taught elsewhere in Central Scotland; Glenalmond College, Perthshire and 11 years in the UAE, both in an international school and at UAE University. Have also taught Computing, Logic, Theory of Knowledge and Music.

Claire Watson

Member. Currently in my second year of being a fully qualified teacher in West Lothian. I am a secondary Biology teacher with an interest in additional support needs. This year in addition to STEP I am doing an MA in Special and Inclusive Education with Queen Margaret University and a course in AI and data in secondary education because I love learning.

Caroline Maloney

Conference Administrator.

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.