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Bart McGettrick is Dean of Education at Liverpool Hope University. He is Emeritus Professor of Education and also Dean Emeritus, of the Faculty of Education at the University of Glasgow.

He was originally a teacher of Geography, and became Principal of St Andrew’s College for teacher education in Scotland from 1985 to 1999, and first Dean of the Faculty of Education at Glasgow University in 1999. He has been Professor of Education at Glasgow University since 1993, leaving the University in November 2005. He is now Dean of Education and Professor of Educational Development at Liverpool Hope University.

He has widespread international experience and is a Regent of Bethlehem University, Palestine and is heavily involved in Christian Education in The Holy Land. He undertakes work with the First Nations of Canada, and works on projects in India, Lithuania and other challenging settings overseas.

He is a member of the Scottish Social Services Council, dealing with aspects of Social Work and Social Care. He is also responsible for setting up the Scottish Forum for Professional Ethics in Scotland, in addition to the Hope Forum for Professional Ethics in Liverpool.  He chairs a number of Boards of Governors of schools and other organisations.

He has given the keynote addresses to national and international conferences, and has contributed to congresses, conferences and seminars of international standing in every continent – except Antarctica!