Elizabeth College
Guernsey
£41,147 - £65,990 per year
Salary:
MPS/ UPS assigned depending on experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 January 2026
Apply by:
22 September 2025
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic teacher who will be prepared to make a significant contribution to the Creative Arts Faculty, both within and beyond the classroom. The appointee will teach across the age range at Key Stage 3 and GCSE (experience of teaching at A Level is desirable). An interest and/ or experience of teaching Three-Dimensional Design is highly desirable. This role is required from January 2026.
Art & Design is a dynamic and flourishing subject within the Creative Arts Faculty, in which the school has made significant investment. The Faculty currently incorporates Art, Design and Music. You will be part of a team of seven teachers (five full-time and two part-time) and two technicians, teaching Art and Design in eight dedicated studios and workshops, including Ceramics studio, Metal workshop and Wood workshop. These Art & Design studios and workshops are well-equipped and there is a strong track record of examination success. We currently offer GCSE courses in Art, Craft & Design, Graphic Communication and Three-Dimensional Design under the WJEC/Eduqas Art & Design specification, and Design and Technology under AQA. A Level courses offered are: Art, Craft & Design, Graphic Communication, Three-Dimensional Design, and Photography which are all under the WJEC Art & Design specification.
Creative Arts are highly valued by the students who engage in an extensive co-curricular programme in which all members of staff are expected to participate. Since 2013, we have had the benefit of our own, beautifully appointed Gate House Gallery. Our Artist in Residence Programme is linked to the Gate House Gallery and is now in its thirteenth year. While they are with us, artists develop a new body of work to show in the gallery. In addition, our students get the opportunity to engage with their practice and take part in workshops and/or clubs. We currently have a jewellery designer and maker working with us who will be based in the metal workshop throughout the coming academic year. In addition, a number of our staff are practicing artists who exhibit their own work regularly.
As a department we are committed to delivering a high-quality learning experience for all our students, empowering them to be independent and self-motivated artists and designers. We are committed to the continuing professional development of all staff in the faculty and provide one-to-one support and training so that teachers can develop new skills and expert knowledge as required.
Information and full details of the post, including the job description and person specification are included in the Particulars of Vacancy.
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About Elizabeth College
Elizabeth College
The Grange, St Peter Port
GY1 2PY
Guernsey
Elizabeth College, founded in 1563 by Queen Elizabeth I, is a broadly selective day school. One of the earliest members of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), the College provides a challenging, broad and stimulating academic and extracurricular programme for children between the ages of 2½ and 18.
Elizabeth College Junior School is coeducational. The infant department at Acorn House provides a pre-school and pre-prep education for children aged 2½ through to 7 (Key Stage 1). The Junior department, at Beechwood, provides an education for children aged 7 through to 10 (Key Stage 2) and prepares boys and girls for entry to secondary education at the age of 11. ECJS Acorn House and ECJS Beechwood are co-located on a site approximately half a mile away from the Upper School.
The Upper School became coeducational in September 2021 with girls joining the College in Year 7 and Year 12. This change was made recognising the needs of modern society and builds on both our well-established coeducational offering in the Junior School and the positive impact of our twenty-year Sixth Form partnership with The Ladies' College. Years 8-11 remain boys only as we take a phased approach to the introduction of the coeducational model.
The Upper School offers a wide variety of subjects with most students taking between nine and eleven GCSEs. At Sixth Form (ages 16-18), we work in an academic partnership with The Ladies' College in order to offer a broad curriculum and to flexibly accommodate the A level choices of our students.
Beyond the classroom, there are extensive opportunities for students to become involved in Sport, Music, Drama, STEM activities, trips and tours, the Combined Cadet Force (CCF), the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme and many other activities.
Elizabeth College is proud of its academic record but we feel strongly that a successful school experience is about much more than examination certificates. We celebrate all of the talents of our students and look to support and guide them as children and young people through to adulthood.
Principal
Mrs Jennifer Palmer
Teaching Information
Whilst there is a preference for staff to have Qualified Teacher Status, graduates may be employed who do not hold an accredited teaching qualification. Such staff would be expected to register for a training programme to attain QTS and would be supported by the College in gaining this qualification.
About Guernsey
Guernsey is a beautiful island situated approximately 70 miles south of Weymouth and 30 miles west of the French coast and has a population of around 63,000. Quality of life on the island is high, with an absence of many of the problems and threats in evidence in major cities and urban areas. The incidence of all types of crime is low and this helps to contribute to making Guernsey a safe and happy environment for families. For further information please visit
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