National Committee

Sam Henry

Sam began teaching in 1984 at the Multi Media Resources Centre in Kennoway Fife. After a year he moved to Glenwood High School Glenrothes and in 1884 to Inverkeithing HS as APT Social Subjects. He has been PT History at Lochgelly High since the school opened in 1987. He was involved in the Higher Still development programme as a National Trainer from 1997 and was National Development Officer for Higher Still History for the last 9 months of the programme. Has been a SATH committee member for at least ten years and was Treasurer from 2001 to 2004. Sam currently represents SATH on the Scottish Archive Network and Scottish Archives Council. In 2003, he had the privilege of representing SATH at the Euroclio conference in Bologna and was asked by the Ukrainian History Teachers Association, Nova Doba, to speak at their annual conference about a SCAN web resource he was responsible for creating and about History teaching in Scotland.

Elizabeth Trueland

A graduate of Saint Andrews, I have been Head of History at the Mary Erskine School for longer than I care to think about! A long-standing SATH member, and former president, in recent years I have been a member of the SQA Advanced Higher History Examining Team, and an advocate of the 'minority interest' fields of study. I am currently teaching the Italian Renaissance and would be happy to help anyone interested in developing this course. I have published two books for Heinemann, most recently a Standard Grade textbook for 'Conflict and Cooperation', and I am currently co-authoring a Higher textbook for the Appeasement and the Road to War special topic, this time for Hodder Gibson.

David Armstrong

I have been on the committee for about 20 years, first as Lothian Region representative, past vice-president and then president. Currently I am the representative for West Lothian. I am a graduate of Edinburgh University and completed my teacher training in Dundee. My teaching career began in Dumfries Academy (1976 - 1980) and Boroughmuir High School, Edinburgh (1980 - 1990) before moving into my current promoted post (PT History) at West Calder High School. I am a former member of the old SEB History subject panel, responsible for revisions to Standard Grade (1997) and was a member of the Standard Grade Setting Team until 2003. I am also a textbook author as well as being a keen Hibs supporter and enthusiastic (if mediocre) cricketer!

Nicola Sutherland

I have only just joined the SATH Committee, but hope to be involved for a long time to come. I am currently finishing my PGCE at Jordanhill and have been on placement in Hermitage Academy, Helensburgh and Drumchapel High School, Glasgow. I spent a year as an SEN auxiliary in Cleveden Secondary, Glasgow before beginning my teacher training.

Peter Hillis

Peter Hillis is Professor of History Education at the University of Strathclyde. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has been a committee member for 13 years, President between 2002 and 2004, and was Principal Assessor for Intermediate 1 and 2 between 1998 and 2002. Before moving to Strathclyde he was Assistant Head Teacher at Gleniffer High School in Paisley and before that Principal Teacher of History at Dumbarton Academy. He is the author of a series of CD-ROMs on themes within Scottish History and has also written on nineteenth century Scottish Church History.

Sarah Moyles

I began my teaching career at Greenwood Academy, Irvine as a teacher of History and Modern Studies. After 5.5 years I gained the post of PT Social Subjects in Ayr Academy in January 2005. Since my arrival in South Ayrshire I have taken up the role as 'Lead PT' for History where I act as subject co-ordinator. I have been a member of SATH since 1999 and have served on the SATH committee for 1 year.

Andrew Hunt

Andrew Hunt has been PT History at Alloa Academy since 1978. Apart from normal teaching commitments, his main interests are the Great War [leading 10 Western Front field study trips], and researching all the sorts of records that might give a picture of life for the people of a community like A lloa under the strains of war [either the first or second]. He wrote The Road to War 1933 - 1939 for Hodder's Intermediate 2 series in 2000. He has been a member of SATH for about 20 years and has been the Publications Editor for 17 years. He was appointed to the old SEB History Panel in 1994 and became involved in examination work for SEB and then SQA. He has been the Principal Assessor for Advanced Higher History since the start.

Susan Dollin

Susan Dollin has been a member of the committee since 1999/2000 and is currently Vice-President. She worked as a secondary advisor and Board member on the National Archives Scottish Archives for Schools Project from 2002 until its completion in early 2005. She regularly contributes to the Resources Review and has been a Standard Grade Marker (General Level) since 2003. She is currently teaching at Hermitage Academy (since Aug 2004) and is Subject Leader for History in Argyll & Bute as well as staff trainer in Mind-Mapping. Her previous posts have been at Oban High School (1999 - 2003) and Greenock High School (2003 - 2004).

Kelvin Sinclair

Kelvin Sinclair is Principal Teacher of History at the High School of Glasgow. He has been on the SATH Committee since 1993 and is a past President of SATH. Kelvin was elected to the EUROCLIO Board at the 1999 EUROCLIO Conference in Edinburgh and was Presdient 2002-2003. He has been a marker for Standard Grade and CSYS. Kelvin is currently involved in efforts to set up an international project on using castles as an educational resource involving SATH and teacher organisations in several other European countries.

Duncan Toms

Graduated St Andrews in Joint Hons, Modern History & Moral Philosophy, 1972; Teacher training, history, qualification, Dundee College of Education, 1972-73; Schools: St Gregory's Secondary, Glasgow, 1974-76; Bellahouston Academy, Glasgow, 1976-85; PT History, Bearsden Academy, East Dunbartonshire, 1985 to date.

SATH: active in SATH for about 20 years, including Euroclio involvement, e.g. Ukraine textbook project, 2001-04. SQA work: previously - convener History Panel; vetter - Standard Grade, Intermediate 1 & 2, Higher; currently - vetter & examiner, Advanced Higher.

Also member of Higher Still History Working & Reference Groups, author of support materials Changing Scottish Society 1880-1939, and occasional articles on history education.

Kate Bebb

Kate Bebb is Principal Teacher of History at the Royal High School, Edinburgh. She has been at the school since 1999. Kate is from Liverpool but has lived in Scotland for many years now and obtained her degree at Edinburgh University. Before teaching, she worked for Edinburgh International Festival for two years, and always has had an active interest in the arts. She has been a member of the SATH committee since 2003. Outside of teaching Kate enjoys the theatre, cinema and running to clear the mind! She has run five marathons to date, including London. Miss Bebb also coaches the Girls' Football Team and has been involved with several Comenius Projects.

Jim McGonigle

Jim McGonigle has been Principal Teacher of History at Hermitqage Academy, Helensburgh since 1983. His particular interest is the era of the American Civil War and is currently the setter for that field of study for the SQA Advanced Higher examination. He is also the editor of two series of books to support the teaching of history in Scottish schools published by Heinemann, one for S1-2, and the other for S3-4. He is a regular review contributor to the Times Educational Supplement Scotland and sits on the TESS/Saltire Society panel for educational publications' competition. He has been a member of the SATH Executive Committee since the mid-1990s and was SATH Vice-President in 1998-2000 and President 2000-2002.

Claire Wood

Claire Wood is a History teacher at the High School of Glasgow where she has particular responsibility for the development of ICT in History and organisation of trips to the WW1 Battlefields. She has been a member of the SATH Committee since 1999/2000 and has assisted in the hosting of several conferences for SATH. She is currently the Web Coordinator, responsible for the concept and setting up of the new website. She is a marker for Standard Grade Credit and a co-author of two Intermediate textbooks for Hodder Gibson.

David McGhee

David McGhee is currently Principal Teacher of History at Kincorth Academy in Aberdeen (since 1992). David was educated at The University of Glasgow, Jordanhill College of Education and The University of Aberdeen. His career has taken him from supply teaching in Glasgow and Renfrewshire to the Borders (Galashiels Academy) and Benbecula (Sgoil Lionacleit). He has been a member of SATH since 1990 and Treasurer since 2004.

He has been actively involved in History education activities, serving on the former subject Central Advisory Committees of the EIS for both History and Social Subjects. He has marked for the SEB/SQA since 1993 at both Standard Grade and Higher and at GCSE and A Level for several English examination boards. He has also been involved in curricular developments for Grampian Region and Aberdeen City and has organised inset. He has also been involved in projects for the QCA in England. His current main interest is in comparison between history education provision across the countries of the British isles.

David has been involved in delivery of course inserts to Post Graduate History students at Northern College/ Aberdeen University, attended summer seminars with US teachers organised by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History as well as courses run by the Sutton Trust to promote wider access to university and is currently History Network Coordinator for Aberdeen City Council.