Director of Education
Falkland Islands Government
Falkland Islands
- Expired
- Salary:
- (Salary package c£84.7kto £104.6k depending on qualifications and experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 19 September 2014
Job overview
The Falkland Islands are set in a unique and dramatically beautiful environment In the South Atlantic Ocean. The Falkland Islands Government is seeking a Director of Education who will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of all departments within the Education Directorate, including the Islands Training Centre.
We are looking for a pragmatic leader and decision maker who will drive forward the implementation of effective strategic and practical measures to help shape the future direction and effective delivery of all education and skills development across the Islands at a key time in its history.
Educated to the equivalent of at least first degree level, the person appointed will be a strong role model and should have:
- Substantial recent, relevant experience at senior management level in a roie with comparable requirements
- A proven track record in delivering lasting and innovative results within the field of education
- A passionate commitment to achieving excellence for every child and adult learner
- Experience of managing and developing diverse service areas which are responsive to end user needs, requirements and preferences
- 'Hands on' experience of effective problem-solving and taking an innovative, but practical and pragmatic approach to service delivery
- The ability to align policy imperatives with service outcomes to achieve the overall strategies set by top tier management.
The appointment will be fixed term for either two or three years in the first instance with the possibility of extension of this term if mutually agreeable. The salary package is inclusive of a (taxable) 2 5 % gratuity element upon satisfactory completion of contract. Additional benefits include a lower tax regime than in the UK, a relocation grant and a yearly return flight package to the country of recruitment for the successful applicant and any dependants who accompany them to post.
For an application form, further information and a job description please contact: Falkland Islands Government Office, Falklands House, 14 Broadway, London SW1H OBH
Tel: 020 7222 2542, E-mail: recruitment@falklands.gov.fk
Completed application forms should be sent to the above address no later than 19th September 2014.
Interviews will be held in early October 2014
Further information about the Falkland Islands can be found by visiting our website at www.falklands.gov.fk
About Falkland Islands Government
The Falkland Islands Community School is a fully inclusive comprehensive school which caters for boys and girls of all abilities between the ages of 11 and 16 as well as providing a resource for the community as a whole. In addition to general classrooms there are two Science Laboratories, a Music Room with three practice rooms and specially designed and equipped rooms for Art, Information Communication Technology, Design Technology, Food Technology and Textiles.
The Community School incorporates the Community Library and exists alongside the Leisure Centre, which is managed separately. The Leisure Centre includes a 25 metre Swimming Pool, Sports Hall, a Squash court and a Cardio-Vascular suite as well as outdoor facilities for football and athletics. The library is well stocked with books divided equally between fiction and non-fiction as well as a varied selection of videos and CD ROMs.
Years 7 to 9
Students transfer from IJS/Camp to the Community School at the start of the academic year in September. On entering the school, students are placed in two mixed ability groups. Setting in English and Mathematics is organised at a later date. Group numbers are smaller than in the UK but currently the largest class size is 21.
The curriculum followed is broadly similar to the National Curriculum studied by pupils in England but the content of the Programmes of Study has been adapted, where appropriate, to take account of the unique opportunities presented by the history and environment of the Falkland Islands. Spanish is taken by all Key Stage 3 pupils.
Years 10 and 11
A full range of curriculum subjects is offered as GCSE examination choices for pupils in Key Stage 4. Core subjects are: English, Mathematics, Science, ICT, PE, PSHE and PDC (Personal Development Curriculum). The remaining subjects offered are preferences, but the curriculum has been broadened to include some vocation GCSEs such as Catering, Health and Social Care and PE Studies.
All students continue to benefit from PSHE courses which include a Falkland Islands citizenship dimension. The community services such as the police, social services and health services input at appropriate times during the course.
Candidates are entered for GCSE examinations set by the examination board deemed best suited by subject leaders: University of Cambridge International Examinations, EDEXCEL , AQA and OCR and WJEC.
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