Local authority probation managers
Listed below are the 32 local authorities in Scotland. Click on the links to view the contact details of personnel responsible for supporting probationers.
Please contact them directly if your enquiry is related to:
- specific support requirements for probationer teachers in your area
- local CPD provision
- information on work as a probationer teacher in your authority
For all other enquiries, please contact the Professional Learning and Development Department.
Contact details
- Aberdeen City Council
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Angus Council
- Argyll and Bute Council
- Clackmannanshire Council
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council)
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Dundee City Council
- East Ayrshire Council
- East Dunbartonshire Council
- East Lothian Council
- East Renfrewshire Council
- Edinburgh City Council
- Falkirk Council
- Fife Council
- Glasgow City Council
- Highland Council
- Inverclyde Council
- Midlothian Council
- Moray Council
- North Ayrshire Council
- North Lanarkshire Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Perth and Kinross Council
- Renfrewshire Council
- Scottish Borders Council
- Shetland Islands Council
- South Ayrshire Council
- South Lanarkshire Council
- Stirling Council
- West Dunbartonshire Council
- West Lothian Council
Aberdeen City Council contact details
Davina Gilmour, Development Officer Probationer Support
Email: dsymons@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Tel: 01224 346318
Aberdeenshire Council contact details
Sheila Carson, CPD Support Officer
Email: sheila.carson@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01224 664366
Angus Council contact details
Carol Lyon, Educational Support Officer (Primary)
Email: LyonC@angus.gov.uk
Tel: 01307 476327
Lisa Heald, Leadership and Management Officer
Email: healdl@angus.gov.uk
Tel: 01307 473603
Argyll and Bute contact details
Matthew Boyle, Quality Improvement Officer, CPD
Email: matthew.boyle@ea.argyll-bute.sch.uk
Tel: 0779 564 5042 or 01436 678635
Fax: 01436 679502
James Wylie, Headteacher (Primary)
Email: james.wylie@kirn.argyll-bute.sch.uk
Tel: 01369 702509
Clackmannshire Council contact details
Raymond Young, CPD Co-ordinator
Email: ryoung@clacks.gov.uk
Tel: 01259 452459
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) contact details
CathyAnne MacLeod, Principal Officer - Secondary and Human Resources
Email: cathy-a-macleod@cne-siar.gov.uk
Tel: 01851 709413
Donald A MacLeod, Integration Manager
Email: damacleod@cne-siar.gov.uk
Tel: 01851709413
Dunfries and Galloway Council contact details
John Thin, Staff Tutor (Recruitment and Induction)
Email: john.thin@dumgal.gov.uk
Dundee Council contact details
Iris Thomson, Quality Improvement Officer (ProfessionalDevelopment)
Email: iris.thomson@dundeecity.gov.uk
Tel: 01382 434888
Easy Ayrshire Council contact details
John Wilson, Links Officer in the Arts and Education (Probationer Co-ordinator)
Email: john.l.wilson@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01563 555650
East Dunbartonshire Council contact details
Edith Girvan, Quality Improvement Officer
Email: eg.egds@eastdunbarton.gov.uk
Tel: 0141 578 8924
East Lothian Council contact details
Anne Kirkpatrick, Principal Officer (Staffing)
Email: akirkpatrick@eastlothian.gov.uk
Tel: 01620 827766
East Renfrewshire Council contact details
Anne Dunn, Quality Improvement Officer
Email: anne.dunn@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Tel: 0141 577 8346
Edinburgh City Council contact details
Deirdre Ralston, Deputy Officer of Teacher Professional Development (Early Years)
Email: deirdre.ralston@edinburgh.gov.uk
Tel: 0131 469 3246
Falkirk Council contact details
Anne Hutchison, CPD Co-ordinator
Email: anne.hutchison@falkirk.gov.uk
Tel: 01324 506642
Fife Council contact details
Sheona Goodall, CPD Development Officer
Email: sheona.goodall@fife.gov.uk
Tel: 08451 555555 extension 442069
Glasgow City Council contact details
Winifred Mallon, Probation Support Officer and Student Placement Co-ordinator
Email: winnie.mallon@education.glasgow.gov.uk
Tel: 0141 287 4246
Highland Council contact details
Teresa Kerr, CPD Officer
Email: terry.kerr@highland.gov.uk
Tel: 01349 868287
Inverclyde Council contact details
Sheena Beaton, Quality Improvement Officer
Email: sheena.beaton@inverclyde.gov.uk
Tel: 01475 712978
Midlothian Council contact details
Elaine Napier, Education Support Officer
Email: elaine.napier@midlothian.gov.uk
Tel: 0131 271 3722
Moray Council contact details
Alexander Ross, Learning and Teaching Officer
Email:Alexander.Ross@moray-edunet.gov.uk
Tel: 01343 557900
North Ayrshire Council contact details
Gary Johnstone, Quality Improvement Manager
Email: gjohnstone@north-syrshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01294 324445
Alison Young, Quality Improvement Officer (Secondary)
Email: alisonyoung@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01294 324447
Mairi Cunningham, Quality Improvement Officer (Primary)
Email: mcunningham@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01294 324448
North Lanarkshire Council contact details
Gail Foster, Probation Support Officer (Primary)
Email: gfoster@ea.n-lanark.sch.uk
Tel: 01236 757743
Andrea McIlhatton, Probation Support Officer (Primary)
Email: amcilhatton@ea.n-lanark.sch.uk
Tel: 01236 757743
Tracey McGoldrick, Probation Support Officer (Secondary)
Email: mcgoldrickt@ea.n-lanark.sch.uk
Tel: 01236 757743
Orkney Island Council contact details
Marilyn Richards, Assistant Director of Education (Quality Improvement)
Email: marilyn.richards@orkney.gov.uk
Tel: 01856 873535 extension 2429
Christine Sinclair, Primary Support
Email: christine.sinclair@orkenyschools.gov.uk
Tel: 01856 873535 extension 2429
Perth and Kinross Council contact details
Jean Cessford, Service Manager: Support for Staff
Email: jccessford@pkc.gov.uk
Tel: 01738 476332
Fax: 01738 476210
Renfrewshire Council contact details
Ronnie Gourley, Education Officer
Email: ronnie.gourley@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Tel: 0141 842 5973
Scottish Borders Council contact details
Fiona Szoneberg, Probationer Support
Email: fszoneberg@scotborders.gov.uk
Tel: 077898 76384
Shetland Islands Council contact details
Jerry Edwards, Quality Improvement Officer
Email: jerry.edwards@shetland.gov.uk
Tel: 01595 744752
South Ayrshire Council contact details
Fional Taylor, Quality Improvement Officer
Email: fiona.taylor@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01292 616315
Karen McKay, HR Officer
Email: karen.mckay@ea.sayr.sch.uk
Tel: 01292 612238
South Lanarkshire Council contact details
Marjory Holmes, Quality Improvement Officer
Email: marjory.holmes@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01698 454478
Stirling Council contact details
Shona Wallace, Probationer Co-ordinator
Email: wallaces@stirling.gov.uk
Tel: 01786 442760
Marie-Louise O'Neill, Probationer Co-ordinator
Email: oneillml@stirling.gov.uk
Tel: 01786 442432
West Dunbartonshire contact details
Susan Hanna, Probation Support Officer
Email: mrshanna@ea.w-dunbarton.sch.uk
Tel: 01389 762101
Margaret McKay, Quality Improvement Officer
Email: margaret.mckay@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Tel: 01389 738235
West Lothian Council contact details
Rae Malcolm (Mrs)
Email: rae.malcolm@westlothian.gov.uk
Tel: 01506 777548