SEAMAB - Key Persons


Andrew Chalmers

Andrew Chalmers is Managing Partner of commercial law firm Davidson Chalmers Stewart LLP with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Galashiels. He leads the firm's executive group, steering the strategic development of the business and representing the firm externally. Andrew also heads up the firm's real estate practice, leading the team in advising clients on a broad range of commercial property transactions. Andrew has a particular interest and experience in property development and is looking forward to helping Seamab achieve its exciting plans for the new school campus.

Bob Cook

Bob brings extensive experience from a career in education. He has worked for local authorities as the Head of Education and the Director of Education and Cultural Services in which role he led a major schools' rationalisation programme, commissioning the construction of four new-build secondary schools and several primary school replacements and refurbishments. As an education consultant, Bob has worked with national organisations including Education Scotland, the National CPD Team, the Scottish Centre for Studies in School Administration, the Scottish Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society and the Scottish Council for Independent Schools. Also in his consultancy role, he has worked with councils and schools Scotland-wide. He is an experienced coach and coaching educator.

Brendan Corkery

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Vice Chair
Brendan qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Thomson McLintock CA (now KPMG) in Edinburgh. During his career he has held senior financial positions in several major corporates in the property, security and care home sector. For the last 20 years he has owned his own business developing and furnishing high end properties in Switzerland and France.

Chris Stewart - CEO, Chairman

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Chairman
  • Trustee
A nationally recognised and award winning business leader, Chris Stewart is the CEO and majority shareholder of Chris Stewart Group. Chris brings to Seamab his in depth knowledge of strategy, finance, business development and management and development of property. As Chair of the Board of Trustees, Chris is fully committed to supporting Seamab and the children. He works closely with the Board of Trustees and the Senior Management Team, promoting the positive development of the charity.

Claire Stephen

Job Titles:
  • Head of Education
  • Member of the Leadership Team
Claire has 24 years of teaching experience, working in various school and educational establishments and gaining a wide range of classroom experiences and opportunities to lead others. In previous posts she has been both an acting deputy head teacher in a large primary school and a principal teacher in a rural school. Both these experiences offered the chance to develop her skills and knowledge and build relationships with the school communities. As PT, Claire led staff through an HMI inspection and revisit, leading to being successfully signed off. Claire has a passion for ensuring all pupils have the opportunity to reach their full potential through building positive relationships and by offering a child-led approach to learning. She has a deep understanding of attachment styles and trauma informed practices and regularly seeks opportunities to develop her knowledge of educational pedagogies. Claire has recently completed an MSc in Professional Educational and Leadership at Stirling University. This has enabled her to develop her understanding of the importance of leading with empathy and deepen her knowledge of pedagogical approaches supported by research. Claire started at Seamab in January 2022 and has worked as a class teacher, Acting Principal Teacher and now Head of Education. She feels very lucky to have the privileged of working alongside a dedicated team of professionals that are committed to supporting the fantastic pupils we teach.

Derek Young

Derek enjoyed teaching before further studies led him into a 25-year career as a Senior Educational Psychologist in Lanarkshire then Glasgow. He also worked for two years as a residential care worker gaining first-hand experience of the care and voluntary sectors. As a psychologist, he had responsibility for assessing and meeting the educational, social and emotional needs of children, always working closely with school staff and management teams. Derek has always been involved in the Continuing Professional Development of staff and colleagues. He continues this role on a voluntary basis with a local Hospice. Derek would like to help Seamab to continue to meet the needs of their young people as the curriculum, care setting and new school develop.

Kay Strang

Kay Strang has worked in education for over 31 years, teaching across 3 local authorities and 6 Primary School establishments. She has been a headteacher for 13 years, leading and driving improvements in three schools. She is passionate about inclusion, equity and excellence and in particular, ensuring the rights of all young people remain central to improving outcomes and getting it right for all. Kay is currently headteacher at Park Primary in Alloa.

Lee-Anne McAulay

Lee-Anne is an experienced Teacher who has spent 12 years working within areas of significant social and economic deprivation and has been a senior leader in a residential special school. Lee-Anne is the Head Teacher at New Struan School.

Margaret Alcorn

Margaret has many years' experience in education. As a teacher of English, she worked in a number of Edinburgh schools before being appointed to lead on teacher professional development for the city. Subsequently she led the National CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Team for the Scottish Government, working with all 32 local authorities. She lives in Leith and is a Trustee of the Leith Community Centre. Margaret was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by IPDA (International Professional Development Association in recognition of her contribution to Scottish education.

Robbie Henderson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Head of Care
Robbie has worked in residential childcare since 2009, spending 13 years working, then managing, within secure, residential and community care settings with young people ranging from 5 to 26 years old. Prior to joining Seamab in August 2022, he worked at Kibble Education and Care Centre in Paisley, working with vulnerable children and young people who have experienced trauma. He also volunteered as Vice Chair then panel member on Kibble's Foster Panel. Robbie has extensive experience managing and developing teams, ensuring children and young people experience the best care possible. Robbie is hugely enthusiastic and passionate about residential care, with experience in leading teams who consistently consider and incorporate Trauma Informed Care into practice. His belief is that collaborative working is key to ensuring our young people's safety, positive experiences and outcomes. Robbie has numerous qualifications including an MSc in Advanced Residential Childcare.

Stuart Provan - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive
  • Member of the Leadership Team
Stuart has been Chief Executive at Seamab since July 2020. Previous to Seamab, Stuart was a CEO at another residential school in Perth and Kinross. He led that school through a significant phase of transition, developing the service up to aged 21 and overseeing the completion of a Life Skills Centre. Stuart has worked for a national charity as an operational manager overseeing a diverse range of services - a family centre, a number of youth homeless projects, supporting families impacted by disability and being the Registered Manager for the charity's fostering services. Stuart's passion for supporting children and young people within residential services led to him achieving post graduate qualifications in Advanced Residential Childcare and Child Protection through Strathclyde and Stirling Universities respectively. Stuart visited Seamab many years ago when he was supporting a young person transitioning to Seamab. He was struck then by the warmth of the staff team and the beauty of the environment and always thought it would a fantastic place to work someday. The journey ahead for Seamab Care & Education is an exciting one as we do all that we can to contribute to the aspirations of The Promise.