Position: Former Headteacher at St George’s School, Edinburgh
Email: info@confuciusinstitute.ac.uk
Dr Judith McClure CBE was born in northern England and started her early education at the local primary and grammar schools. She then went on to study at the College of Law in London before reading History at the University of Oxford, where she researched and taught for six years. She entered the teaching profession in 1981 and was successively a teacher, Head of Department and Assistant Head, before taking over as Headteacher of The Royal School, Bath in 1987. She became Headteacher of St. George’s School, Edinburgh, in 1994, where she successfully introduced the study of China and Chinese into the school.
Before her retirement, Judith held many positions, including:
- Chair of the Scotland China Education Network (SCEN SCIO 46171)
- Convener of the Asia Connections Network Scotland
- Ambassador for Chinese in Scotland’s Schools
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Confucius Institute for Scotland
- Member of the Commission on School Reform
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Scotland