Friday 03 May 2019
A head teacher recognised as one of the ten most influential people in the world of education in 2018 has been appointed to a new full time role in Guernsey.
The Committee for Education, Sport & Culture is delighted to announce that Clare Sealy will become Head of Curriculum & Standards from September.
Clare is currently head teacher of St Matthias Primary School in London. She has previously been Interim Executive Head Teacher for another Primary School in London and a School Improvement Partner for Essex Local Authority. She sits on the Ofsted Maths Working Party and the Department of Education Advisory Panel for Early Years.
Clare's areas of expertise include the application of cognitive science in the classroom, what it reveals about memory and how this influences long-term learning. She is prominent in national debates about curriculum development. This led to the Times Education Supplement (TES) naming her as one of the ten most influential people in the world of education last year.
In her new role in the Education Office, Clare will 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 head teachers and teachers. She will line manage primary school head teachers 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 Committee's transforming education programme and in business as usual work.
The Head of Curriculum & Standards will report to the Director of Education, Laurie Ann Baker, who takes up her post full time in August.
This appointment is made with due regard to the Committee's ongoing commitment to restructure the Education Office and generate genuine efficiency savings in central costs.
Deputy Matt Fallaize, President of the Committee for Education, Sport & 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."
Clare Sealy said:
"I am thrilled to have been appointed as the Head of Curriculum & 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."
