Director of Education
Falkland Islands Government
Falkland Islands
- Expired
- Salary:
- £71,247 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 14 September 2017
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to play a key role in driving forward the successful delivery of the Falkland Islands’ education and lifelong learning remit.
THE PACKAGE
Starting Salary: £71,247 per annum
Additional Benefits Include:
- 25% gratuity upon satisfactory completion of the contract;
- Relocation grant;
- Yearly return flight package to the country of recruitment;
- Substantially lower taxes than the UK
This is a fixed term appointment for two years initially, but may be extendable by mutual agreement.
The Location
Set in the South Atlantic, you will find the dramatically beautiful Falkland Islands. Here great value is placed on education by the Falkland Islands Government (FIG), parents, students and the community as a whole. The Falkland Islands Government is now seeking to appoint a new Director of Education to take forward the development of the Islands’ education and lifelong learning remit.
The Post
Responsible for the strategic and operational management of the Education Directorate, the postholder will lead a dedicated team of around 110 staff to ensure the Government meets its legal and statutory obligations in regard to the department’s service deliverables. The postholder will also be responsible for raising awareness of (and creating) educational opportunities for learners spanning the spectrum starting at nursery level through to higher education and beyond.
The Person
The post calls for a strategically and tactically astute professional with a pragmatic and practical approach to leadership and decision making. Building on the excellent work of the current postholder, you will drive forward the strategies, plans and practical measures that have helped secure the sound platform on which we now operate.
We are seeking a positive role model to others who is educated to at least first degree level, (or equivalent) and who holds professional qualifications in a relevant field. In addition, you will have substantial recent, relevant experience at senior management level in a comparable role, ideally within a UK based Local Education Authority. You will also be an experienced financial planner with responsibilities for substantial budgets and have a proven track record of implementing change management and improvement programmes that deliver real ‘Value for Money’.
If you have the professional drive, initiative and resilience to succeed in a unique and challenging role and your ambitions and abilities match what we are looking for, then we would like to hear from you.
For further information: on any of the above roles please contact our Recruitment Officer by emailing: recruitment@sec.gov.fk or calling (+500) 27420.
Closing date for applications: 5.00 pm, 15th September 2017.
Initial Interviews: Provisionally w/c 9th October 2017 (Via Video Conference / Skype)
Attached documents
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.
Please see the other supporting documents for further information
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