Secretary for Education and Research (Sanctaria)
| Secretary of State for Education | |
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 Sanctarian Coat of Arms | |
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| Reports to | Prime Minister of Sanctaria |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | President of Sanctaria on the advice of the Prime Minister, and the consent of the Senate |
| Term length | At the Prime Minister's Pleasure No fixed term |
| Formation | 19 November 1974 |
| First holder | Dr. Thomas Pearse MP |
| Salary | S£280,000 |
| Website | edu.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 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.
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 |
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Secretary of State for Education | |||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth—Death) |
Government | Term of office | |
| 1 | 
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Dr. Thomas Pearse (1927—1992) |
1st | 19 November 1974 |
17 September 1979 |
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| 2 | 
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Dennis Clarke (b.1950) |
17 September 1979 |
03 November 1981 | |
| 3 | 
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Andrew Burham (b.1935) |
2nd | 06 December 1981 |
28 February 1984 |
| 4 | 
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Eli Taylor (b.1933) |
28 February 1984 |
17 October 1986 | |
| 5 | 
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Sheree McQuaid (b.1939) |
3rd | 29 November 1986 |
31 January 1990 |
| 6 | 
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Calum Grimshaw (1942—2015) |
31 January 1990 |
06 November 1993 | |
Secretary of State for Education & Science | |||||
| 7 | 
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Henry Collins (b.1943) |
4th | 12 December 1993 |
08 November 2000 |
| 8 | 
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Mark Kindle (b.1969) |
5th | 01 December 2000 |
18 September 2005 |
| 9 | 
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Jackson Wright (1939—2013) |
18 September 2005 |
04 November 2007 | |
| 10 | 
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Andrew Silk (b.1974) |
6th | 13 December 2007 |
18 December 2010 |
| 11 | 
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Lorraine Dobson (b.1950) |
18 December 2010 |
05 February 2013 | |
| 12 | 
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Noreen Islington (b.1976) |
7th | 01 March 2013 |
11 September 2015 |
Secretary of State for Education | |||||
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Andrew Silk (b.1974) |
7th | 11 September 2015 |
12 January 2018 |
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Peter Miller (b.1964) |
8th | 01 March 2018 |
Incumbent |
References
- ↑ Silk had previously served as the 10th Education Secretary. As his terms were non-consecutive, he is numbered twice.