Coinneach Morrison

Born and brought up on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles) of Scotland and with strong connections to the neighbouring Isle of Harris, Coinneach’s name (Gaelic for Kenneth) reflects the fact that his parents were both native Scottish Gaelic speakers. Aged 17, Coinneach moved to Aberdeen to study Primary Teaching for four years (BEd Hons.) before a lengthy career in Education, which included time studying and teaching in Sweden, Italy, Qatar and Hungary. Following a number of years working as a Head Teacher and local authority Education Officer back in Scotland, Coinneach was seconded to the Scottish Government Islands Team to work with communities across Scotland’s inhabited islands and support delivery of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 and the National Islands Plan (2019). Married with three young children, who are educated through the medium of Gaelic, when not with his family and as a self-confessed adrenalin junkie, Coinneach keeps himself busy motorcycling, snowboarding or running. In addition to being a volunteer football coach, Coinneach volunteers as a Panel Member with Children’s Hearings Scotland, who make legal decisions with and for children and young people in children’s hearings.