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November
1995 Head Of Service Perth City area and Head of Human Resources
Perth & Kinross Education Dept.
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I
have acted as associate producer for a television production company,
writing an outline for a series about the Scottish Parliament in response
to an invitation to tender from Channel 4 |
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Duties
and responsibilities
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Ensuring
a smooth transition to the disaggregated authority for every Education
Department employee. New appointment procedures |
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Build
a team to support the day to day work of schools in every area of
staffing from supply teaching to sickness absence procedures |
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Same
wide range of duties and responsibilities as I had in Highland Region,
although on a larger scale. Line manager for 4 secondary schools,
48 primaries and two special schools |
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I
am contracted to Education Lecturing Services to deliver management
and IT training for Scottish Further Education Colleges |
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Responsible
for 3 Educational Development Officers 4 Psychologists, a Community
Education team and 30 or so visiting teachers, not to mention the
admin/clerical support team |
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Operational
responsibility for the music instruction service for the entire council
area |
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November
1992 Divisional Education Officer Lochaber Division of Highland
Region
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Duties
and responsibilities
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Same
as Assistant Divisional Education Officer Ross Division of Highland
Region Plus; Staffing budget and deployment, all teacher interviews,
Head Teacher appraisal, School Development Plans, Educational Psychology
Service, Record of needs meetings, Designated officer for Child Protection |
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Aside
from the day to day work and the planning I dealt with school closures,
court cases, fires and every kind of staffing crisis
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Managed |
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Regional
responsibility for setting up a devolved system for identifying, allocating
and monitoring Special Needs expenditure based on Area Learning Support
Teams as cost centres |
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Joint
project with the local Enterprise Company to provide computers and
modems to the Small Isles schools, to be used by the local people
to explore and develop IT skills |
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Management
Information System for the Education Department |
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June 1990
Assistant Divisional Education Officer Ross Division of Highland
Region
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Duties
and responsibilities
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Finance,
Buildings Maintenance, Capital Spending, Special Education, Transport
and Bursaries, liaison with 50 school boards |
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Projects
Managed
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Lead
Officer for new school at North Kessock from its inception to its
completion. This involved consultation with councillors, parents,
School Board, Staff, Architectural Services, Planning Department and
local residents |
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Negotiating
joint provision of facilities at Ullapool, Gairloch and Fortrose with
our own Libraries and Leisure Department and the District Council
Leisure Services Department |
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McCabe
Education Services Ltd
Garry House
Manse Road
Bridge of Earn, PH2 9DY
Telephone
- 01738 813550
Fax - 01738 813648
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