Agenda item

To consider a report proposing the creation of a Grade I post to facilitate the appointment of a Strategic Education and Skills Director.

ESTABLISHMENT COMMITTEE

(The Revd. Stephen Decatur Haines, Deputy)

21 December 2016

Appointment of Strategic Education and Skills Director

Since September 2015 the City Corporation had engaged a temporary Education Strategy Director, an Education Policy Officer and part-time Assistant Policy Officer in support of the work of the Education Board. This included the delivery, monitoring and review of the City Corporation’s Education Strategy.

There was now a need to secure long term strategic leadership, monitoring and review of the Strategy and combine it with the responsibility for adult education and the new City Corporation commitment to apprenticeships. As a result, the creation of a permanent post of Strategic Education and Skills Director had been identified as the most effective and efficient way of ensuring that these key City Corporation functions are delivered.

The post had been evaluated at Grade I and therefore required the approval of the Court of Common Council. Members were consequently recommended to approve the creation of this post.

Resolved – That approval be given to the creation of the Grade I post of Strategic Education and Skills Director.