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==Overview==
==Overview==
The Secretary for Education is the principal advisor to the [[Prime Minister of Sanctaria|Prime Minister]] on all matters relating to education and training policy in [[Sanctaria]]. Some of the areas the Secretary is responsible for include education access, primary to tertiary education systems, continuing and further education, and enacting government education policy.
The Secretary for Education is the principal advisor to the [[Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]] on all matters relating to education and training policy in [[Sanctaria]]. Some of the areas the Secretary is responsible for include education access, primary to tertiary education systems, continuing and further education, and enacting government education policy.


===Duties===
===Duties===

Revision as of 23:04, 31 December 2018

Secretary of State for Education
Sanctarian Coat of Arms
Incumbent
Peter Miller
since 01 February 2018
Style
  • The Right Honourable
    (formal)
  • Mister/Madam Secretary
    (spoken)
  • His/Her Excellency
    (in international correspondence)
Member of
  • House of Deputies
  • Cabinet
Reports toChancellor of Sanctaria
NominatorChancellor
AppointerPresident of Sanctaria
on the advice of the Chancellor, and the consent of the Senate
Term lengthAt the Chancellor's Pleasure
No fixed term
Formation19 November 1974
First holderDr. Thomas Pearse MP
SalaryS£280,000
Websiteedu.gov.sct

The Secretary of State for Education, also known as the Secretary for Education and Education Secretary, is the head of the Sanctarian Department of Education, which is concerned with, among other things, education policy and standards in Sanctaria. Between 1993 and 2015, the Secretary and Department were also responsible for the science, technology, and space portfolios.

The current Education Secretary is Peter Miller. He was appointed to the post on 01 February 2018.

Overview

The Secretary for Education is the principal advisor to the Chancellor on all matters relating to education and training policy in Sanctaria. Some of the areas the Secretary is responsible for include education access, primary to tertiary education systems, continuing and further education, and enacting government education policy.

Duties

Duties of the Education Secretary include, but are not limited to:

  • Responsibility for school standards.
  • Accreditation and oversight of education institutions.
  • Continuous review and implementation of national educational curricula.
  • Oversight and management of government education agencies, such as the Standards and Testing Agency.
  • Overall responsibility for free education access.

List of office holders

Key

Secretary of State for Education

No. Portrait Name
(Birth—Death) 		Government Term of office
1 Dr. Thomas Pearse
(1927—1992) 		1st 19 November
1974 		17 September
1979
2 Dennis Clarke
(1930—2016) 		17 September
1979 		03 November
1981
3 Andrew Burham
(b.1935) 		2nd 06 December
1981 		28 February
1984
4 Eli Taylor
(b.1933) 		28 February
1984 		17 October
1986
5 Sheree McQuaid
(b.1939) 		3rd 29 November
1986 		31 January
1990
6 Calum Grimshaw
(1942—2015) 		31 January
1990 		06 November
1993

Secretary of State for Education & Science

7 Henry Collins
(b.1943) 		4th 12 December
1993 		08 November
2000
8 Mark Kindle
(b.1969) 		5th 01 December
2000 		18 September
2005
9 Jackson Wright
(1939—2013) 		18 September
2005 		04 November
2007
10 Andrew Silk
(b.1974) 		6th 13 December
2007 		18 December
2010
11 Lorraine Dobson
(b.1950) 		18 December
2010 		05 February
2013
12 Noreen Islington
(b.1976) 		7th 01 March
2013 		11 September
2015

Secretary of State for Education

13[1] Andrew Silk
(b.1974) 		7th 11 September
2015 		12 January
2018
14 Peter Miller
(b.1964) 		8th 01 February
2018 		Incumbent

References

  1. ↑ Silk had previously served as the 10th Education Secretary. As his terms were non-consecutive, he is numbered twice.
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