Teacher of Geography and Environmental Sciences

Grade: - Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale- £37,680 - £53,857 / £56,847 - £60,430 per annum

Full Time

The States of Guernsey is looking for a Teacher of Geography and Environmental Science to join their team within the Secondary School Partnership with effect from September 2024.

The role will entail facilitating a high quality learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

The States of Guernsey is currently undergoing a period of transformation in secondary and post-16 education. Currently, Les Beaucamps, La Mare de Carteret, St Sampson’s, and Les Varendes and Sixth Form Centre are the four States’ secondary schools in Guernsey. The schools form the Secondary School Partnership which is led by a unified Executive Leadership Team.

The transformation will see further development of the Secondary School Partnership and the reorganisation of the current educational estate into three 11-16 schools and a new purpose-built Sixth Form Centre. This will form part of a post 16 campus co-located with the Guernsey Institute.  

Further information can be found here:  www.gov.gg/ourfutureeducation.

The successful candidates will be passionate about supporting and raising students’ individual achievements with innovative ideas to build on existing good practice, alongside being able to demonstrate excellence in teaching and learning. They will be part of a team who identify, support and enable personalised opportunities for students and deliver the Bailiwick Curriculum including a range of international and UK qualifications. We expect our staff to make a full contribution to the ethos, identity and life of their school, offering a commitment to the broad range of enrichment activities that are available. Those appointed will be committed to working in a school that is part of the Secondary School Partnership and the transition to the new secondary school model. 

Please click on the link below to view a full job description for this role.

Job Description

This role comes with a competitive salary and entitlement to a pension scheme. 

For candidates who would be required to relocate to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, we also offer a relocation package to help with the cost of moving over to the Island. This relocation package offers different solutions depending on an individual’s circumstances.  

More detailed information can be found in the Relocation Directive below.  

This role offers off-Island candidates an 8-year Long Term Employment Permit (see details below). This permit will also enable candidates to bring immediate family members with them who will be permitted to work on the Island in any sector. There are also good schools on Island for those candidates looking to bring their families with them.  

For more information about Guernsey, please follow the below links. 

Relocation Directive 2024 

Getting to Know Guernsey Brochure  

Living and Working in Guernsey Brochure  

Employment Permit Information  

Contact: Carrie Ewin, Personal Assistant to the Executive Principal on email: carrie.ewin@education.gg who will provide further information on the posts available at each school.

We strongly advise that applicants speak to the contact named above before applying for this role. Please do not email a CV to the contact shown above, applications should be submitted online. If you are unable to complete an online application please contact the Recruitment Team.

Closing Date: 6 May 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 20 May 2024