Diocesan Education Team
MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
THE REVEREND NIGEL GENDERS
- DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
- Responsible for overall policy implementation
- Special responsibility for liaison with KCC Education through statutory committee structure
- Contributing to the work of Kent Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE)
- Responsibility for our training programme for school governors, clergy and laity working with schools
- Shared responsibility (with Virginia Corbyn) for headship appointments and OFSTED/Section 24 inspection feedbacks.
- Lead officer for Post 16 Education and the development of school and FE chaplaincy
E-mail ngenders@diocant.org
MRS VIRGINIA CORBYN
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (School Improvement)
- Advising Church schools on collective worship policy and practice
- Advising Church schools on RE policy and practice
- Delivering and co-ordinating INSET in RE and collective worship
- Supporting schools in preparing for and responding to Section 48 (Statutory Inspection of Anglican Schools) inspection
- Co-ordinating the work of Section 48 inspectors in the Diocese
- Overseeing the Diocesan RE Resources Centre
- Disseminating information to schools relating to good practice, resources and training opportunities in RE and collective worship
- Sharing responsibility for the appointment of Headteachers of Church schools with Nigel Genders
- Contributing to the work of Kent SACRE, particularly in relation to the Kent Agreed Syllabus for RE
E-mail vcorbyn@diocant.org
MRS PAT GIBSON
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (School Organisation)
- Advice to Headteachers and Governors of Church of England Voluntary Aided schools on DCSF funding for voluntary aided projects
- Property related matters in connection with school Trustees' responsibility
- Promotion and development of new and existing Church schools
- Trustees and Governors insurance responsibilities
- Currently serving on several LEA committees, Kent Wide Admission ForumDFG Group and Schools Capital Group
E-mail pgibson@diocant.org
MRS SHIRLEY BARBER
SECRETARY TO Assistant Director of Education [School Organisation]
- To assist the Assitant Director of Education
- Arrangement of payment of Board's accounts
- Claiming of grant aid from the DfEE on maintenance and capital projects
- Financial management of block insurance policy and management of voluntary aided schools NDS DFC funds.
E-mail sbarber@diocant.org
MRS JEAN IRELAND
SECRETARY TO DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND TO the Assistant Director of Education [School Improvement]
- Secretary to both Nigel Genders and Virginia Corbyn
- Dealing with enquiries relating to their work, making appointments etc
- Special responsibility for arranging conferences, seminars and training events
- Appointment of Foundation Governors
- Lead responsibility for any desk top publishing within the department
- Link person for Diocesan Services and Charges for Church schools
E-mail jireland@diocant.org
For all the above
Tel 01227 459401 Fax 01227 450964
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