Fanney appointed Director of Education

Fanney Dóróthe Halldórsdóttir has been appointed
Director of Education and Leisure Services for the City of Hafnarfjörður. Job
The post of education director was advertised in February, and Fanney was selected from the applicants.
a group of fourteen applicants. Fanney has held the position of head teacher of the Grunnskólinn in
She has lived in Sandgerði since 2007, but has worked at the school since 1996.

Extensive management experience and knowledge of Icelandic
school community

Fanney holds a B.Ed. degree from the University of Iceland, and a diploma in the management of educational institutions.
from the University of Iceland and is completing an M.Ed. degree in the management of educational institutions from
same school. She has extensive management experience but since 2007 has
Fanney for the position of Headteacher of Sandgerði Primary School and Director
Schoolhouse, a day-care centre. She also took over the management of the town library.
Sandgerði in 2009. Before Fanney took up the post of head teacher of the Grunnskólinn in
In Sandgerði, she served as deputy headteacher from 2005-7 and in the years
From 1996 to 2005, she served as a pastoral supervisor and Head of Year at the same school.
In her role as headteacher, Fanney has, among other things, introduced a health-promoting ethos into the school.
the school's work and today Sandgerði Primary School is a health-promoting school, one
primary school in the South West. The school also works according to the philosophy of education and
responsibilities that Fanney took the initiative in. Fanney is considered to have shown great ambition in
previous roles, strong leadership skills in their projects and is considered to have achieved
remarkable success with the school's work in Sandgerði.

We welcome Fanney to the staff.
Welcome to Hafnarfjörður!