Throughout her career, Macklin has been committed to working with school pupils to develop their knowledge of business and enterprise, particularly at her former secondary school Kilmarnock Academy, where she has been an advocate and mentor to school pupils in creating business plans and proposals. In 2015, Macklin met with Head Teacher of Kilmarnock Academy, Bryan Paterson, to look at enterprise initiatives within Kilmarnock Academy and opportunities to support young people to develop an enterprising spirit. Macklin claimed that "entrepreneurial education at Kilmarnock Academy just keeps getting better and better".
