School of Education

Mrs Margaret Sutherland

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  • Lecturer (Social Justice Place and Lifelong Education)

telephone: 01413303072
email: Margaret.Sutherland@glasgow.ac.uk


Margaret Sutherland is a lecturer in Additional Support Needs and is Programme Leader for the Masters in Inclusive Education  and the Certificate/Diploma in Support for Learning/Special Educational Needs.  She is also Project Leader for the Scottish Network for Able Pupils (SNAP) anad Depute Director of the Centre for Research and Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning (CR&DALL).   Margaret is a member of the  Glasgow Centre for International Development.

Research interests

Gifted and talented education, inclusion, early years education, primary education, education (formal and non-formal) in developing countries.

Research Collaborations

Inclusion in Developing Countries, Dr Frida Tungaraza, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa

Education of Gifted Students: gifted children and youth from backgrounds of disadvantage (low socio-economic status, cultural minority status, and rural and isolated contexts); :  Dr Niamh Stack, University of Glasgow; Dr Peter Merrotsy, University of New England, Australia

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2012

Bailey, R., Pearce, G., Smith, C., Sutherland, M. , Stack, N. , Winstanley, C., and Dickenson, M. (2012) Improving the educational achievement of gifted and talented students: a systematic review. Talent Development and Excellence, 4 (1). ISSN 1869-0459

Sutherland, M. (2012) Paradigmatic shift or tinkering at the edges? High Ability Studies, 23 (1). ISSN 1359-8139 (In Press)

2011

Stack, N., and Sutherland, M. (2011) Gifted and Talented Pupils. In: McMahon, M., Forde, C. and Martin, M. (eds.) Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching. Sage Publications, London. ISBN 9781849201285

Sutherland, M. (2011) Highly able pupils in Scotland: making a curriculum change count. Journal of the Institute for Educational Research [Russia], 43 (2).

Sutherland, M. (2011) "More Choices, More Chances" or are we entering an era of fewer choices, fewer chances? In: Forum for Access and Continuing Education (FACE) 2011 Annual Conference: Lifelong Learning and Community Development, 29 Jun-1 Jul 2011, Glasgow, UK.

Sutherland, M. (2011) The early years educator: a key contributor to effective practice for highly able young children. TalentEd, 27 . pp. 1-11. ISSN 0815-8150

2009

Sutherland, M., and Stack, N. (2009) High Ability in the Early Years. Project Report. Scottish Network for Able Pupils, Glasgow, UK.

Sutherland, M., Stack, N. , and Smith, C. (2009) Guidance for addressing the needs of highly able pupils. Manual. Scottish Network for Able Pupils, Glasgow, UK.

2008

Bailey, R., Pearce, G., Winstanley, C., Sutherland, M. , Smith, C., Stack, N. , and Dickenson, M. (2008) A systematic review of interventions aimed at improving the educational achievement of pupils identified as gifted and talented. Project Report. EPPI-Centre, London, UK.

Stack, N., and Sutherland, M. (2008) Pairing provision: Supporting teachers and gifted and talented pupils in Scotland. In: European Council for High Ability Conference, 2008, Prague, Czech Republic.

Sutherland, M. (2008) Developing the Gifted and Talented Young Learner. Sage, London. ISBN 9781412946322

Sutherland, M., and Stack, N. (2008) Communicating experiences: Stories understood, created and lived by gifted and talented pupils in Scotland. In: European Council for High Ability 2008, 2008, Prague, Czech Republic.

2006

Smith, C., and Sutherland, M.J. (2006) Setting or mixed ability?: pupils' views of the organisational arrangement in their school. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 6 (2). pp. 69-75. ISSN 1471-3802 (doi:10.1111/j.1471-3802.2006.00061.x)

Sutherland, M. (2006) The early years setting: an inclusive framework. In: Smith, C.M.M. (ed.) Including the Gifted and Talented. Routledge, London. ISBN 9780415361095

2005

Tungaraza, F., and Sutherland, M. (2005) Capturing the minds of a lost and lonely generation. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 15 (2). pp. 187-198. ISSN 0957-7572 (doi:10.1007/s10798-005-8279-z)

2004

Sutherland, M., Smith, C., and McLean, A. (2004) A model for motivation. Scottish Educational Review, 36 (1). pp. 79-88. ISSN 0141-9072

2003

Smith, C.M.M., and Sutherland, M.J. (2003) Setting or mixed ability? Teachers' views of the organisation of pupils for learning. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 3 (3). pp. 141-146. ISSN 1471-3802 (doi:10.1111/1471-3802.00008)

Smith, C.M.M., and Sutherland, Margaret (2003) Creating a community of teacher-learners. Journal of In-service Education, 29 (3). pp. 423-437. ISSN 1367-4587

Sutherland, M.J. (2003) Identification of More Able Pupils: a pilot survey of Scottish Schools. Gifted Education International, 18 (2). pp. 209-217. ISSN 0261-4294

Sutherland, M.J. (2003) Young Able Children: Parent's Perspectives. Gifted Education International, 18 (2). pp. 218-226. ISSN 0261-4294

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Grants

  • 2011: Sutherland, M. First Step Award funded by the Scottish Government, the European Regional Development Fund and Scottish Enterprise to the value of £5000
  • 2011: Stack, N. & Sutherland M. (Scottish Network for Able Pupils). Education grant funded by the Scottish Government to the value of £20,731
  • Able to Design funded by South Lanarkshire Council. Supporting young children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties funded by Falkirk Council.
  • 2010: Sutherland, M.  Education funded by London Gifted and Talented to the value of £4000
  • 2010: Stack, N. & Sutherland M. (Scottish Network for Able Pupils). Education grant funded by the Scottish Government to the value of £29,319.
  • 2009: Stack, N. & Sutherland M. (Scottish Network for Able Pupils). Education grant funded by the Scottish Government to the value of £29,319.
  • 2008: Stack, N. & Sutherland M. (Scottish Network for Able Pupils). Education grant funded by the Scottish Government to the value of £29,319.
  • 2008: Bailey, R., Pearce, G., Winstanley, C., Sutherland, M., Smith, C., Stack, N., & Dickenson, M. EPPI systematic review on gifted education. Funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families Award: £27,000.
  • 2007: Sutherland, M. & Stack, N. (Scottish Network For Able Pupils). Education grant funded by the Scottish Executive to the value of £23,920.

PhD Supervision

Current Students

 

Farah Shafiq -  Topic : the relationship between emotional intelligence, epistemic beliefs and academic motivation of prospective teachers in Pakistan

Teaching

Margaret Sutherland is a lecturer in Additional Support Needs and is Programme Leader for the Masters in Inclusive Education  and the Certificate/Diploma in Inclusive Education.

 

Consultancy

External examiner: University of Warwick - PGCE (Primary and Early Years) and University of Aberdeen - PG Certificate, Diploma and Masters in Inclusive Practice.

Guidance for gifted and talented learners in rural schools in England

Me and the Giants is a mobile games company specialising in "stealth education" - games that are entertaining, first-and-foremost, but which educate and inform their users as a by-product.

Consultative conference on effective provision for gifted and talented children in the early years:  The National Strategies, Department for Children, Schools and Families

Cumbria Early Years County Policy and Guidance for Gifted and Talented Children

Renfrewshire Education Authority consultation on a policy for more able pupils

Academic and professional body membership

World Council for Gifted and Talented Children and country representative

European Council for High Ability

The Tower Group, an independent, worldwide think tank of gifted and talented experts. 

Editorial board of the Korean Educational Development Institute Journal for Educational Policy, Korea

Higher Education Academy

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