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| About
the Department of Education and Training |
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Ministerial
responsibility for the Department of Education and Training
is held by the Hon. Clive G Beltran.
The Department of Education & Training, under the control
of the Director of Education and Training, is responsible
for the management of education and training. The Director,
subject to the directions of the Minister, has a duty to promote
the education of the people of Gibraltar generally, to control
and direct educational policy, to administer and inspect all
schools and to ensure the due administration of the provisions
of the Education and Training Act and any subsidiary legislation.
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| The
Senior Staff of the Department |
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The
Senior Staff of the Department consists of:
Title |
Staff Name |
| Director
of Education and Training |
Mr
E Gomez BA(Hons) PGCE MEd MIL |
| Senior
Education Adviser |
Dr
J Britto BEd Dip.Ed ADAES MEd EdD |
| Educational
Psychologist |
Mr
Paul MacNally BA MSc Ed Psych. |
| Education Advisers |
Mrs
S Payas BEd
Mr D Grech BSc MSc PGCE
Mr L Gomez BEd(Hons) ADCUM
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| Assistant
Education Advisor |
Mr
S Sullivan BSc PGCE |
| Administrative
Officer (SEO) |
Mrs
G Catania |
| Government
Training Officer |
Mrs
J Garcia (actg) |
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| The
School System |
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are 14 schools and 1 College in Gibraltar. All teacher-training
takes place in UK universities and colleges. In addition, teachers
must have a registration number issued by the DCSF (UK)..
Details of the schools and Gibraltar College
are as follows:
School Title |
Head Teacher |
| Gibraltar
College |
Mr
V Hermida (BA(Ed) |
| Westside School |
Dr
G A Garcia BEd MEd PhD |
| Bayside School |
Mr
A Danino BA(Hons) PGCE MIL |
| Bishop Fitzgerald School |
Mrs
P. Lyon ADAES MEd |
| St Anne's Middle School |
Mr
J. Cortes B.Phil |
| St
Joseph's Middle School |
Mr
G. Parody BEd |
| Sacred
Heart Middle School |
Mr
K Saez BEd(Hons) ADCUM |
| Hebrew
Primary School |
Mrs
N. Garson BEd |
| Governor's
Meadow First School |
Mrs
T Curtis BEd |
| Notre
Dame First School |
Mr
J Gomila BEd Cert. SpLD |
| St
Bernard's First School |
Mrs
P Duarte ADAES BEd |
| St
Joseph's First School |
Mrs
M T Viales TC |
| St
Mary's First School |
Mrs
N McLaren BEd |
| St
Paul's First School |
Mrs
J Montegriffo BEd |
| St
Martin's Special School |
Mrs
A Lukas MEd |
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| Pre-school Education |
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The Gibraltar Government
provides a number of places in nursery units for children
of pre-school age. Current Government provision for pre-school
children is catered for by St Paul’s Nursery, St Paul’s
First School and Nursery, St Mary’s First School and
Nursery, Governor’s Meadow First School and Nursery,
St Bernard’s Nursery, Notre Dame First School and Nursery
and St Joseph’s First School and Nursery. There is also
a Nursery attached to St Martin’s Special School.
A number
of privately run playgroups and nurseries augment Government
provision. There are currently 9 private playgroups/nurseries
registered with the Department of Education and Training.
The Department of Education & Training has a watching
brief over all private educational institutions.
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| Primary
Education |
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Primary Education is free, full-time and compulsory for residents
between the ages of 4+/7+ (Years R to 3) and in Middle Schools
for the 8+/12 age-range (Years 4 to 7). All these schools
are co-educational and English is the language of instruction.
All curricula are based on the National Curriculum for England
and are governed locally by the National Curriculum Regulations.
There are specific differences in respect of Spanish and other
subjects which reflect local realities.
Entry to
formal education in the First Schools and the Hebrew Primary
School takes place at the commencement of the Autumn Term
each year. This is organised in such a way that all children
who will attain the age of 5 during the academic year are
enrolled at the beginning of the academic year. To ease the
transition into schooling, morning sessions only are attended
for a period of time. Morning sessions plus afternoon sessions
follow this later on during the year. Finally, full attendance
for both morning and
afternoon sessions follow. Schools are free to determine when
and how often children start attending afternoon sessions.
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| Secondary
Education |
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| Secondary
Education in the two, single-sex Comprehensive Schools, is free,
full-time and compulsory between the ages 12+ and 15+ years.
As is the case
at Primary level, the secondary curriculum is defined by National
Curriculum legislation. In the first two years (Years 8 and
9), both secondary schools offer a broad compulsory curriculum
which includes English, Mathematics, Science, French, Spanish,
History, Geography, Art, Music, Religious Education, Physical
Education, Design and Technology and Information and Communications
Technology and Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education.
In Years 10 and 11, pupils opt for a number of subjects from
a range of disciplines, always keeping to National Curriculum
requirements, in order to enable them to study this reduced
number in greater detail for public examination purposes.
In addition, all pupils take the core subjects (English, Mathematics
and Science), Religious Education and Physical Education.
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| Special
Education |
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Martin’s School was opened in September 1976 and essentially
caters for a wide range of special needs for children between
the ages of 5+ and 16+. A
Learning Support Facility (LSF) for children of First School
age was established at Notre Dame School in September 1983.
A second LSF was established in January 1985 at Bishop Fitzgerald.
These facilities cater for children for whom St Martin’s
would be inappropriate but whose special needs cannot be met
satisfactorily in the mainstream classroom. Special needs
provision at secondary level is enhanced by providing an LSF
at each Secondary School. There is also an Alternative Learning
Centre at Bayside School which aims to provide support for
disaffected pupils.
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| Gibraltar
College |
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Full-time provision
is primarily centred on Intermediate and Advanced Courses
in Information Technology, Business and Finance Studies, Art
and Design, Psychology, Leisure and Tourism, Health and Social
Care, Travel and Tourism, Digital Applications and Built Environment
Studies.
An area of rapid growth is that of courses leading to professional
qualifications. The College is providing tuition/tutorial
support for professional bodies such as ACCA, AAT or the Institute
of Bankers. There are also a number of qualifications ranging
from GCSE to AS/A levels being offered to part-time students
in the evenings.
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| Higher
Education |
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All
students wishing to continue their studies at degree or degree-equivalent
level and certain non-degree courses are able to do so in the
United Kingdom.
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Revised : 07 April 2003 |
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