The appointment of a Principal Status: Gerard L. Flynn School Improvement Partner and Advisor to the Board of Trustees of The British School of Alexandria from 2013 to Present. Qualifications: Head Teacher in three separate International Schools from 1987 to 2013. Last post Head Teacher Maadi British International School Cairo,1998 to 2013. Qualified International Schools’ Inspector (Independent Schools’ Inspectorate, ISI) Qualified School Improvement Partner (Council of British International Schools, COBIS) Awarded a Membership of the British Empire (MBE) in Her Majesty’s Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday Honours List 2010 for services to Education and Charitable Work in Egypt. I have been asked to record my thoughts on the appointment of Mr. Scott Preston by Mrs. Mona El Ahmer as Principal to replace Mr. Justin Blakebrough at the British School of Alexandria(BSA). • • • • • • • •
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Mrs. El Ahmer has no authority to appoint a Principal. It is clearly stated in the constitution of the BSA that the appointment of a Principal is in the hands of the Trustees. Mrs. El Ahmer’s claim to be the legal representative of the school was originally granted by the Board of Trustees to enable her to sign documentation in respect of the proposed new school buildings and this has since been revoked. She has no support from the present Board of Trustees and is making highly dubious decisions which are not in the interest of the school. Mrs. El Ahmer claims to have dismissed the present Principal but has adhered to no recognised disciplinary or performance management procedures. As an experience recruiter and schools’ inspector it is my professional judgement that Mr. Preston is a poor candidate. If I was involved in a sift he would not be considered for a long list due to a curriculum vitae (cv) that presents too many anomalies. It has been past practice at BSA to create a shortlist of three strong candidates and invite them to an extended period of interview in Alexandria. This interview process is extremely thorough and involved a sizeable panel of BSA stakeholders. While a school leader in the United Kingdom his record with inspections by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) was quite frankly poor. Comments from the Ofsted reports of 2013 and 2014 included the following “the school has serious weaknesses”, “Overall effectiveness; Inadequate,” “the school under a former leadership had gone from Good to one with Serious Weaknesses”. The leadership and Management was described as “needing improvement” All of these comments can be followed up and verified on the Ofsted website www.gov.uk On April 21st 2015 The Hunt Post a local UK newspaper report the following “Scott Preston has left Ernulf Academy by “mutual agreement” according to a statement released by the school’s governing body and the St Neots Learning Partnership”. There is no evidence from his cv that he has qualified teacher status (QTS).
Mr. Preston has no international accreditations from such bodies as The Council of British International Schools (COBIS) and British Schools in the Middle East (BSME) which BSA does have at present and could well be lost if he takes over. Prior to his appointment Mr. Preston made no attempt to contact members of the Senior Management team at BSA. This is unheard of within International Schools.
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I would argue that Mr. Preston should not have been appointed and had normal procedures been followed his candidature would not have been considered.
ﺑﺨﺼﻮص ﺗﻌﯿﯿﻦ ﻣﺪﯾﺮ ﻟﻠﻤﺪرﺳﺔ اﻟﺒﺮﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﺔ ﺑﺎﻹﺳﻜﻨﺪرﯾﺔ اﻻﺳﺘﺎذ /ﺟﯿﺮارد ﻓﻠﯿﻦ اﻟﻤﻨﺼﺐ: ﺷﺮﯾﻚ ﻟﻌﻤﻠﯿﺔ ﺗﻄﻮﯾﺮ اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ وﻣﺴﺘﺸﺎر ﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ أﻣﻨﺎء اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ اﻟﺒﺮﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﺔ ﺑﺎﻷﺳﻜﻨﺪرﯾﺔ ﻣﻨﺬ ﻋﺎم ٢٠١٣إﻟﻰ اﻟﻮﻗﺖ اﻟﺤﺎﺿﺮ اﻟﻤﺆھﻼت: • • • • •
اﺷﻐﺎل ﻣﻨﺼﺐ ﻣﺪﯾﺮ ﻣﺪرﺳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺛﻼث ﻣﺪارس دوﻟﯿﺔ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﻣﺎﺑﯿﻦ ١٩٨٧إﻟﻰ . ٢٠١٣ ﻣﺪﯾﺮ ﻣﺪرﺳﺔ "اﻟﻤﻌﺎدي اﻟﺒﺮﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﺔ اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ" ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺎھﺮة ﻣﻨﺬ ﻋﺎم ١٩٩٨إﻟﻰ .٢٠١٣ ﻣﻔﺘﺶ ﻟﻠﻤﺪارس اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ ﻣﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﻣﻦ(Independent Schools’ Inspectorate, ISI). ﺷﺮﯾﻚ ﻟﻌﻤﻠﯿﺔ ﺗﻄﻮﯾﺮ اﻟﻤﺪارس ﻣﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻤﺪارس اﻟﺒﺮﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﺔ اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ (Council of British International Schools, COBIS). ﺣﺎﺻﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ "ﻋﻀﻮﯾﺔ اﻻﻣﺒﺮاطﻮرﯾﺔ اﻟﺒﺮﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﺔ )" (MBEﻣﻦ ﺿﻤﻦ ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ اﻟﺘﻜﺮﯾﻢ ﺑﻤﻨﺎﺳﺒﺔ ﻋﯿﺪ ﻣﯿﻼد ﺟﻼﻟﺔ اﻟﻤﻠﻜﺔ إﻟﯿﺰاﺑﯿﺚ ﻟﻌﺎم 2010ﻟﺨﺪﻣﺎت اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ واﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺨﯿﺮي ﻓﻲ ﻣﺼﺮ .
ﻟﻘﺪ ﺗﻢ طﻠﺐ رأﯾﻲ اﻟﻤﮭﻨﻲ ﺑﺨﺼﻮص ﺗﻌﯿﯿﻦ اﻻﺳﺘﺎذ /ﺳﻜﻮت ﺑﯿﺘﺮﺳﻮن ﻛﻤﺪﯾﺮ ﻟﻠﻤﺪرﺳﺔ اﻟﺒﺮﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﺔ ﺑﺎﻹﺳﻜﻨﺪرﯾﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ اﻻﺳﺘﺎذة /ﻣﻨﻰ اﻷﺣﻤﺮ ﻟﯿﻘﻮم ﺑﺤﻞ ﻣﺤﻞ ﻣﺪﯾﺮ اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ اﻟﺤﺎﻟﻲ اﻻﺳﺘﺎذ /ﺟﺎﺳﺘﻦ ﺑﻼﻛﺒﺮوا .ﻣﻦ رأﯾﻲ اﻟﻤﮭﻨﻲ أن؛
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اﻻﺳﺘﺎذة ﻣﻨﻰ اﻷﺣﻤﺮ ﻟﯿﺲ ﻟﺪﯾﮭﺎ اﻟﺤﻖ أو اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺔ ﻟﺘﻌﯿﯿﻦ ﻣﺪﯾﺮ ﻟﻠﻤﺪرﺳﺔ ﺣﯿﺚ أن ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﻤﮭﻤﺔ ھﻲ ﻣﻦ إﺧﺘﺼﺎص ﻣﺠﻠﺲ أﻣﻨﺎء lﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ اﻟﺒﺮﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﺔ ﺑﺎﻹﺳﻜﻨﺪرﯾﺔ. إدﻋﺎء اﻻﺳﺘﺎذة ﻣﻨﻰ اﻷﺣﻤﺮ ﺑﺄﻧﮭﺎ اﻟﻤﻤﺜﻞ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻲ ﻟﻠﻤﺪرﺳﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻷﺻﻞ ھﻮ ﺣﻖ ﺗﻢ ﻣﻨﺤﮫ ﻟﮭﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ اﻷﻣﻨﺎء ﻟﺘﻤﻜﯿﻨﮭﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﻮﻗﯿﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻮﺛﺎﺋﻖ اﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠﻘﺔ ﺑﻤﺒﻨﻲ اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪ اﻟﻤﻘﺘﺮح وﻗﺪ ﺗﻢ إﺑﻄﺎل ھﺬا اﻟﺘﻤﺜﯿﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ. ﻟﯿﺲ ﻟﺪى اﻻﺳﺘﺎذة ﻣﻨﻰ اﻷﺣﻤﺮ أي دﻋﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ اﻷﻣﻨﺎء اﻟﺤﺎﻟﻲ وﺗﺘﺨﺬ ﻗﺮارات ﻣﺸﻜﻮك ﻓﯿﮭﺎ ﻟﻠﻐﺎﯾﺔ واﻟﺘﻲ ﻟﯿﺴﺖ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺼﻠﺤﺔ اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ. ﺗﺪﻋﻲ اﻻﺳﺘﺎذة ﻣﻨﻰ اﻷﺣﻤﺮ ﻓﺼﻠﮭﺎ ﻟﻤﺪﯾﺮ اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ اﻟﺤﺎﻟﻲ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ اﻧﮭﺎ ﻟﻢ ﺗﻠﺘﺰم ﺑﺎﻹﺟﺮاءات اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﯿﺔ واﻟﺘﺄدﯾﺒﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ اﺗﺨﺎذ ذﻟﻚ اﻟﻘﺮار
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ﺑﺼﻔﺘﻲ ﻣﺨﺘﺺ ﺑﺘﻘﯿﯿﻢ اﻟﺨﺒﺮة وﻣﻔﺘ ًﺸﺎ ﻟﻠﻤﺪارس ،ﻓﺈن ﺗﻘﺪﯾﺮي اﻟﻤﮭﻨﻲ ھﻮ أن اﻟﺴﯿﺪ ﺑﺮﯾﺴﺘﻮن ﻣﺮﺷﺢ ﺿﻌﯿﻒ وﻏﯿﺮ ﻣﺆھﻞ . وﻓﻘﺎ ً ﻟﺨﺒﺮﺗﻲ اﻟﻤﮭﻨﯿﺔ ،ﻟﻦ ﯾﺘﻢ اﻷﺧﺬ ﻓﻲ اﻻﻋﺘﺒﺎر اﻻﺳﺘﺎذ ﺑﯿﺘﺮﺳﻮن ﻛﻤﺮﺷﺢ ﻓﻲ ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ إﺧﺘﯿﺎر ﻣﺪﯾﺮ ﻟﻠﻤﺪرﺳﺔ ﻧﻈﺮاً ﻟﻀﻌﻒ اﻟﻤﺆھﻼت اﻟﻤﻮﺿﺤﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺳﯿﺮﺗﮫ اﻟﺬاﺗﯿﺔ واﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻘﺪم اﻟﻌﺪﯾﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺤﺎﻻت اﻟﻤﺜﯿﺮة ﻟﻠﺠﺪل ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺘﻌﺎرف ﻋﻠﯿﮫ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ اﻟﺒﺮﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﺔ ﺑﺎﻹﺳﻜﻨﺪرﯾﺔ ﺑﺨﺼﻮص ﺗﻌﯿﯿﻦ ﻣﺪﯾﺮ ﺟﺪﯾﺪ ﻟﻠﻤﺪرﺳﺔ ھﻮ إﻧﺸﺎء ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ ﻣﺨﺘﺼﺮة ﺗﺘﻜﻮن ﻣﻦ ﺛﻼث ودﻋﻮﺗﮭﻢ ﻟﺤﻀﻮر ﻓﺘﺮة طﻮﯾﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻘﺎﺑﻼت اﻟﻤﮭﻨﯿﺔ ﺑﺎﻹﺳﻜﻨﺪرﯾﺔ .ﺗﻌﺪ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﻤﻘﺎﺑﻼت ﻓﻲ ﻏﺎﯾﺔ اﻷھﻤﯿﺔ واﻟﺪﻗﺔ وﺗﻀﻢ ﻓﺮﯾﻘﺎ ً ﻛﺒﯿﺮاً ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺨﺘﺼﯿﻦ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻤﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻤﯿﺔ واﻹدارﯾﯿﻦ واﻷھﻠﻲ . أﺛﻨﺎء ﺗﻮﻟﻲ اﻻﺳﺘﺎذ ﺑﯿﺘﺮﺳﻮن ﻣﻨﺼﺐ ﻣﺪﯾﺮ ﻣﺪرﺳﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة ،ﺣﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻘﯿﯿﻢ ﺿﻌﯿﻒ ﺟﺪاً ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ Ofstedاﻟﻤﺨﺘﺼﺔ ﺑﻤﻌﺎﯾﯿﺮ اﻟﺠﻮدة ﻓﻲ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ .ﺗﻀﻤﻨﺖ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻘﺎت اﻟﻮاردة ﻣﻦ ﺗﻘﺎرﯾﺮ Ofstedﻟﻌﺎﻣﻲ ٢٠١٣و ٢٠١٤ﻣﺎ ﯾﻠﻲ؛" اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ ﻟﺪﯾﮭﺎ ﻧﻘﺎط ﺿﻌﻒ ﺧﻄﯿﺮة "" ،اﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﯿﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ؛ ﻏﯿﺮ ﻛﺎﻓﯿﺔ "و " ﺗﺤﻮﻟﺖ اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺤﺖ ﻗﯿﺎدة ﺳﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺟﯿﺪة إﻟﻰ ﻣﺪرﺳﺔ ذات ﻧﻘﺎط ﺿﻌﻒ ﺧﻄﯿﺮة "ﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ إﻧﮫ ﺗﻢ وﺻﻒ اﻟﻘﯿﺎدة واﻹدارة أﺛﻨﺎء ﺗﻮﻟﯿﮫ ﻣﻨﺼﺐ ﻣﺪﯾﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ أﻧﮭﺎ" ﺑﺤﺎﺟﺔ إﻟﻰ ﺗﺤﺴﯿﻦ ".ﯾﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﺘﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﻛﻞ ھﺬه اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻘﺎت واﻟﺘﺤﻘﻖ ﻣﻨﮭﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮﻗﻊ Ofstedاﻹﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻲwww.gov.uk. ﻓﻲ ٢١أﺑﺮﯾﻞ ﻋﺎم ، ٢٠١٥ذﻛﺮت ﺻﺤﯿﻔﺔ ﺑﺮﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﺔ ﻣﺤﻠﯿﺔ The Hunt Postأن "ﺳﻜﻮت ﺑﺮﯾﺴﺘﻮن ﻏﺎدر أﻛﺎدﯾﻤﯿﺔ إرﻧﻮﻟﻒ ﺑﻤﻮﺟﺐ" اﺗﻔﺎق ﻣﺘﺒﺎدل "وﻓﻘًﺎ ﻟﺒﯿﺎن ﺻﺎدر ﻋﻦ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ إدارة اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ وﺷﺮاﻛﺔ St Neots Learning Partnership ﻻ ﯾﻮﺟﺪ دﻟﯿﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺳﯿﺮﺗﮫ اﻟﺬاﺗﯿﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ أﻧﮫ ﻣﺆھﻞ ﻛﻤﻌﻠﻢ وﺣﺼﻮﻟﮫ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﮭﺎدة ) (QTSواﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻌﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺸﺮوط اﻷﺳﺎﺳﯿﺔ ﻟﺘﻌﯿﯿﻦ ﻣﺪﯾﺮ ﻟﻠﻤﺪرﺳﺔ اﻟﺒﺮﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﺔ . اﻟﺴﯿﺪ ﺑﺮﯾﺴﺘﻮن ﻟﯿﺲ ﻟﺪﯾﮫ اﻋﺘﻤﺎدات دوﻟﯿﺔ ﻣﻦ ھﯿﺌﺎت ﻣﺜﻞ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻤﺪارس اﻟﺒﺮﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﺔ اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ )(COBIS واﻟﻤﺪارس اﻟﺒﺮﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺸﺮق اﻷوﺳﻂ ) (BSMEاﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻤﺘﻠﻜﮭﺎ اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ اﻟﺒﺮﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﺔ ﺑﺎﻷﺳﻜﻨﺪرﯾﺔ واﻟﺘﻲ ﺳﺘﻜﻮن ﻣﮭﺪدة ﺑﺎﻻﻧﺘﮭﺎء ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﺗﻮﻟﯿﮫ ﻣﻨﺼﺐ ﻣﺪﯾﺮ ﻟﻠﻤﺪرﺳﺔ . ﻟﻢ ﯾﻘﻢ اﻻﺳﺘﺎذ ﺑﯿﺘﺮﺳﻮن ﺑﻤﺤﺎوﻟﺔ اﻟﺘﻮاﺻﻞ ﻣﻊ ﺑﺎﻗﻲ أﻋﻀﺎء ﻓﺮﯾﻖ اﻹدارة اﻟﻌﻠﯿﺎ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ إﻧﮫ ﻋﻠﻰ دراﯾﺔ ﺑﻌﺪم إﺗﺒﺎع اﻹﺟﺮاءات اﻟﺴﻠﯿﻤﺔ واﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﯿﺔ ﻟﺘﻌﯿﻨﮫ ﻣﺪﯾﺮ ﻟﻠﻤﺪرﺳﺔ ،وھﻮ ﻟﯿﺲ اﻟﻤﺘﻌﺎرف ﻋﻠﯿﮫ ﺑﯿﻦ اﻟﻤﺪارس اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ .
أود أن أﻋﻠﻦ أن اﻟﺴﯿﺪ ﺑﺮﯾﺴﺘﻮن ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎن ﯾﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﺗﻌﯿﯿﻨﮫ وﻟﻮ ﺗﻢ اﺗﺒﺎع اﻹﺟﺮاءات اﻟﻌﺎدﯾﺔ ﻟﻤﺎ ﺗﻢ اﻟﻨﻈﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺮﺷﯿﺤﮫ.
Gerard L. Flynn, MBE Rua da Bela Vista, 4 Carrascal. 2710-636 Sintra, Portugal. Tel: (00351) 219 246 445. Mob: (00351) 910 325 083.