Clare Sealy has been appointed head of curriculum and standards for Guernsey.
The primary headteacher and blogger - who was a Tes person of the year in 2018 - will lead curriculum development on the channel island.
Ms Sealy has been headteacher of St Matthias Primary School in London for 22 years, and has become an increasingly influential expert on the primary curriculum. She is a proponent of a “knowledge rich” approach.
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She sits on the Ofsted maths working party and the Department for Education advisory panel for early years.
In a statement, the States of Guernsey (the island’s parliament) said she would: “Lead on curriculum development across all phases of education, from early years to lifelong learning; standards and assessments of students and schools; the schools’ inspection framework; and continuous professional development for headteachers and teachers.
“She will line-manage primary school headteachers and most education development officers and further develop the application locally of the latest educational research. She will also represent the primary phase of education in the [education committee’s] transforming education programme and in business as usual work.”
Deputy Matt Fallaize, president of the committee for education, sport and culture, said: “Clare is nationally recognised as an outstanding curriculum thinker and we are excited by the prospect of working alongside her in the development of the Bailiwick curriculum.
“Clare’s appointment is a real coup for education in Guernsey. It is reassuring that she wants to come to work in Guernsey and be a part of the education reforms we are leading.
“Her appointment further underlines our commitment to extending opportunity and to excellence and high standards throughout education.”
Ms Sealy said: “I am thrilled to have been appointed as the head of curriculum and standards in Guernsey.
“Education in Guernsey is currently going through an exciting period of transformation and I look forward to working on this with colleagues in the education office, including contributing to the Bailiwick curriculum as it continues to evolve.”
