Reccent winner of Royal Society of Edinburgh Henry Duncan Medal in Social Sciences, Education, Business and Public Sector for 2012-13 for “outstanding contribution to civic society, creativity and social enterprise, education and the social sciences”
“Mr McLennan is already considered a charasmatic visionary in Scottish education circles.”
(Anne Simpson, Glasgow Herald, November 2011)
“Neil McLennan’s initiative has achieved an admirable combination of practical social enterprise, educational innovation and the development of active citizenship. That’s the kind of leadership we’re all seeking for Scottish education.”
(Alex Wood, Holyrood Magazine, March 2012)
” Neil has shown us how we need to be sensitive to economic considerations and how we can be also be entrepreneurs as teachers.”
(Professor Mustafa Safran, Faculty of Education, Gazi University, Turkey)
“Neil – so many people attend conferences / programmes and leave with great intentions. You however have not only taken action but, more importantly, brought together all the current thoughts of ‘Political Animals’ in one place year on year to an international community. Great work!”
Della Martin, former Chief Operating Officer, Young Enterprise Scotland
“We need many more like Neil – Yes let’s give it a try people rather than No that’s not possible if Curriculum for Excellence is really going to transform education.”
Professor Do Coyle, Professor in Learning Innovation and Head of Education, University of Aberdeen
Neil McLennan gave the paper that gave me most pleasure in the whole conference. He is a historian by training, researching Wilfred Owen’s time in Edinburgh. The great thing about his paper is that it communicated the joy of research, and also its frustrations. He described dead ends in searching for medical records, and tantalising possibilities, and finished with an account of his tracking …. Neil McLennan’s detective work finally and triumphantly found the answer. This was a terrific reminder of the sheer fun and exhilaration of research. And it left me fully determined to go on and do likewise.
(George Simmers Blog Post University of Aberdeen 2017 Literature Conference)
https://greatwarfiction.wordpress.com/2017/04/12/the-fictional-first-world-war-at-aberdeen/)
In chronological order (as far as I can remember):-
‘Middle of the road’ school student
Football referee
History University student
Football coach (Schools football and Hearts FC Coaching in the Community Programmes)
P/tRetail worker (Intersport then Burberrys). Both whilst studying.
RLSS Lifeguard (whilst studying)
RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Trainer/Assessor
Coach/Instructor (SFA) Edinburgh and District Referees’ Assoication
Teacher of History
Coaching coordinator (SFA) Edinburgh and District Referees’ Assoication
Development Officer (pilot vocational training programme, the DEANS Programme)
Assistant Secretary (SFA) Edinburgh and District Referees’ Assoication
Curriculum Support Team Leader (History)
Principal Teacher (Curriculum) Social Studies & English
Vice President (SFA) Edinburgh and District Referees’ Assoication
President (SFA) Edinburgh and District Referees’ Assoication
Principal Teacher History
Vice President Scottish Assoication of Teachers of History
National Development Officer (Enterprise in Education)
President Scottish Assoication of Teachers of History
President Enterprise Practitioners’ Association
Quality Improvement Officer (Education, Culture and Sport)
Young Scot of the Year 2011 (Institute of Contemporary Scotland / Scottish Review “Arnold Kemp” Award)
Member of Royal Society of Edinburgh, Young Academy of Scotland
Chair, Curriculum for Excellence Working Group, Royal Society of Edinburgh- Young Acadmey of Scotland
Winner of Royal Society of Edinburgh Henry Duncan Medal in Social Sciences, Education, Business and Public Sector for 2012-13 for “outstanding contribution to civic society, creativity and social enterprise, education and the social sciences”
Reccent winner of Royal Society of Edinburgh Henry Duncan Medal in Social Sciences, Education, Business and Public Sector for 2012-13 for “outstanding contribution to civic society, creativity and social enterprise, education and the social sciences”
