Fiona McGarry

Fiona McGarry

Biography

Fiona McGarry is currently teaching on the ITE (primary) courses in the School of Education. She has 30+ years' experience of teaching in the public sector. Her Masters degree from Northern College (now School of Education, University of Dundee) focussed on metacognition in young (pre-school) children.

Fiona's doctoral research is on effective use of story in the Early Years' Classroom, and she is collecting data across all Angus schools.

She is also a student on the first Contemporary Oral Storytelling course at Newbattle Abbey College with the Scottish Storytelling Centre.

1977-79 Riddrie Primary School Glasgow
1979-80 Lawmuir Primary School Bellshill
1980-82 Faringdon Comprehensive School, Oxon
1893-90 Supply Teacher, Angus
1990-92 Newbigging/Monikie Primary Schools, Angus
1992-98 Eastern Nursery Class, Dundee
1998-04 DHT, Kinloch Primary, Carnoustie
2004-05 DHT, Glebelands Primary, Dundee

Degrees & Qualifications

• Dip.C.E./ A.C.E.(Nursery/Early Years) Hamilton College of Education
• B.A. Open University
• P.G. Diploma Northern College of Education
• M.Ed. Northern College of Education

Research Interests

• Story
• Early Years' Practice
• Cognition

Teaching

• B.Ed /PGDE (Primary) Art & Design/Professional Studies

Administration

• Convenor, professional Practice & Theory, PGDE (P)