Anne Muirhead Mathams
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Anne Muirhead Mathams, FEIS
(6 May 1913 – 21 February 2011) was a Scottish educationist, innovator and disability rights activist. Born to Robert and Annie Mathams, she had a younger brother, John. Her mother was widowed when Robert Mathams died in 1924 as a result of injuries sustained during the First World War.
Educational Institute of Scotland
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(6 May 1913 – 21 February 2011) was a Scottish educationist, innovator and disability rights activist. Born to Robert and Annie Mathams, she had a younger brother, John. Her mother was widowed when Robert Mathams died in 1924 as a result of injuries sustained during the First World War.
Teaching career
- 1932 - trained at Jersey Ladies College (Edinburgh)
- 1936 - headmistress at Stanwell Nursery (Edinburgh)
- 1939 - headmistress of St Leonards Nursery (Edinburgh)
- 1941 - headmistress of Moray House Nursery (Edinburgh)
- 1948 - headmistress of Westerlea School (Edinburgh), which was established by the Scottish Council for the Care of Spastics (now known as Capability Scotland, of which Mathams was a founder member)
Affiliations
- Member, Educational Institute of ScotlandEducational Institute of ScotlandThe Educational Institute of Scotland is the oldest teachers' trade union in the world, having been founded in 1847 when dominies became concerned about the effect of changes to the system of education in Scotland on their professional status....
(1936) - Founder member, Scottish Council for the Care of Spastics; later known as Capability Scotland (1946)
- Chair, Nursery School Association (Edinburgh branch)
- Fellow, Educational Institute of Scotland (1972; life membership granted in 1979)
- Elsie Inglis Award for Lifetime Achievement (2000)