Rate My Professor Iain McGilchrist

Prior to his current position, McGilchrist held roles at the University of Otago as Manager of Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships and in Schools’ Liaison, where he was closely involved with Pūtea Tautoko from its inception during the 2020 lockdown. His professional interests lie in classroom dialogue, classroom culture, and the teacher’s control of language to foster effective learning environments and enable student flourishing. As paper coordinator for EDUC478 Professional Experience (Secondary), he supports secondary education students. McGilchrist contributed to the 2026 publication “More like a Manifesto than a Curriculum”: A Collaborative, Critical Discussion on English Curriculum-Making, published in the New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, where he participated in a commentary on recent English curriculum developments, highlighting concerns over deprofessionalisation and shifts in teacher autonomy. He also serves on the Subcommittee on University Entrance for Universities New Zealand.