Carole Ford

Carole Ford is a former head teacher of Kilmarnock Academy, former president of School Leaders Scotland, author, current non-solicitor Convener of the Regulatory Committee of the Law Society of Scotland and Scottish parliamentary candidate for the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

Born in Glasgow and brought up in Eaglesham, Ford received her secondary education first at Williamwood High School and then at Eastwood High School. She then graduated with a BSc from the University of Glasgow, a Postgraduate Teaching Qualification from Jordanhill College of Education, an MSc in Mathematics and Education from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Postgraduate Diploma in Adult Education from the University of Glasgow.^[1]

She held posts at Clydebank High School and Coatbridge High School, and in 1997 became the first female head teacher of Kilmarnock Academy,^[2] a position she held for almost 14 years. During her time in Kilmarnock, she was elected president of School Leaders Scotland ^[3][4][5][6] (the professional association for secondary heads and deputes in Scotland) as well as Convener of the Disciplinary Committee of the General Teaching Council for Scotland.^[7] After retiring from her role at Kilmarnock Academy in 2011, Carole Ford was appointed non-solicitor Convener of the Regulatory Committee at the Law Society of Scotland for two consecutive terms,^[8] as well as Her Majesty's Commissioner at the Queen Victoria School in Dunblane.^[9]

During her time as a secondary mathematics teacher, Ford co-authored several mathematics textbooks.^[10][11] Ford's articles on educational and regulatory issues have been published in the Times Educational Supplement Scotland, The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Carole Ford stood as a candidate in the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections for the Scottish Liberal Democrats in Glasgow Kelvin and on the Glasgow regional list, coming fifth.^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

Carole Ford is married to biostatistician Professor Ian Ford.

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