Mrs Fiona Rice
Teaching Fellow
Education
Personal statement
I joined the University of Strathclyde in 2017 as a Teaching Associate in Gaelic Education.
I graduated in 2012 with an MA (Hons) Gaelic with Education from the University of Aberdeen. I was then employed as a teacher of Gaelic at Hazlehead Academy, Aberdeen, and latterly Grange Academy in Kilmarnock, where I had overall responsibility for the department.
I have experience within Gaelic assessments at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher levels, and have worked with SQA as both an examination writer and marker. From 2013-2017, I was Deputy Lead Verfier for the Gaidhlig national qualifications.
I am currently undertaking a Doctorate in Education with a focus on Gaelic Medium Education.
Area of Expertise
MA (Hons) Gaelic with Education
Leadership in Gaelic Medium Education (SCQF 9) Social Enterprise Academy
NQST SQA Gaidhlig National Qualification
Development of resources for Gaelic Medium Education
Prize And Awards
- Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
- Recipient
- 7/2024
- NQT of the Year Aberdeen City Council
- Recipient
- 6/2013
Teaching
I currently teach across a range of modules:
Module Leader:
PGDE Creative Contexts for Learning: Gaelic Education
Module Tutor:
PGDE Principles, Policy and Practice
PGDE Educational Principles and Perspectives
PGDE Placement Learning, Primary Education (Gaelic Medium)
PGDE Placement Learning, Secondary Education (Gaelic Medium)
PGDE Professional Specialisation
PGDE Creative Contexts for Learning: Social Studies (Primary Education)
PGDE Creative Contexts for Learning: Religious and Moral Education (Primary Education)
BA Primary Education Pedagogy and Placement Learning Year 2
BA Year 4 Policy and Politics in Education
Masters in Education Supervision of dissertation
Professional Activities
- School of Education Doctoral Showcase
- Speaker
- 21/8/2021
- Meantoradh
- Speaker
- 4/8/2021
- Eòlas
- Participant
- 2/8/2021
- Scottish National Standardised Assessments (Gaelic Medium)
- Consultant
- 2/7/2021
- Routes into Teaching (Gaelic Medium)
- Speaker
- 15/6/2021
- Gaelic Medium Education: Challenges and Opportunities
- Speaker
- 14/6/2021
Projects
- Gaelic ATQ
- Rice, Fiona (Principal Investigator)
- Grant to deliver eductaional programme for teachers
- 15-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2022