George MacBride taught in Glasgow secondary schools for 37 years, retiring in 2006. As a leading member of his professional association (EIS) he actively participated in the development of the curriculum and assessment in Scotland through membership of government working groups and of councils and committees of national curriculum and assessment agencies. This work included the reform of school qualifications, development of classroom assessment and several roles in the development of Curriculum for Excellence. Following retirement, he worked part-time in the University of Glasgow School of Education where he was later appointed Honorary Senior Research Fellow. During this period, he contributed to nationally and internationally funded curriculum and assessment projects, finally contributing in several roles to the development of Curriculum for Wales and related suites of teacher professional learning materials. In retirement George also carried out commissions for Scottish Government and its curriculum and assessment agency…
