Teacher training
Change your future
What is the next step in your career journey? Teaching is more than just a job, it is a chance to inspire the next generation and make a lasting difference. If you are passionate about helping children and young people reach their potential, there has never been a better time to take the leap.
We are here to support you every step of the way. Whether you are starting out or looking for a career change, we can help you gain your teaching qualification right here in Jersey and begin a rewarding career in education.
Their future, our future, enable your future
Jersey is committed to ensuring the provision of high-quality education for our young people; an education offering that makes us proud as an Island.
To achieve this, we recognise that the commitment needs to be for the long-term, which is why we are making significant investment to train more teachers.
Apply to become a teacher
Islanders that wish to be our future teachers have three different ways to make this happen. Each route is designed to suit different life points, circumstances and learning styles. If you have a degree and a desire to teach, we have a pathway to make your desire a reality – you can see our routes below.
From September 2025 onwards, all the available pathways are taken in conjunction with a Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) awarded by the University of Sussex. This will enable all successful graduate teachers who completed the programme in July 2026 and beyond to apply for QTS in England as well as JQTS in Jersey.
We recruit for the Jersey Graduate Teacher Training Programme (including the PGCE) each January, to enable locally qualified students to start their training in September.
Academic requirements
To become a teacher in Jersey, you must have:
- a degree graded at a 2:2 or above
- GCSEs at Grade C or Level 4 and above in English and Maths (for secondary teaching)
- GCSEs at Grade C or Level 4 and above in English, Maths and Science (for primary teaching)
Applicants for the Jersey Graduate Teacher Training Programme must also be eligible to receive funding from the Government of Jersey for the cost of the course.
Who can receive student finance?
To receive student finance, and be eligible to receive funding from the Government of Jersey for the cost of the course, you must:
- be a Jersey resident - see the residency requirements
- be aged 16 or over on 31 August of the year you start your degree
- have been offered a place on your chosen course
Students usually receive student finance once for a maximum of 3 years.
Find out if you are eligible for financial support while you train.
Find out more
For more information about becoming a teacher in Jersey, please email us.
Student bursary - shortage subjects
Finance: Bursary grant of £25,000
Job information
- Duration: September to July
- Student tuition fees: Paid by the Government of Jersey
- Finance: Bursary grant of £25,000, non-taxable
- Level: Secondary and Further Education only
Professional Studies takes place one morning per week during term time and are adjusted for those on a part-time route.
As a trainee teacher, you will be allocated to a department in two contrasting schools for a major and minor placement. You will train alongside an experienced teacher (your subject Mentor) in each school. You will shadow them and gradually learn to teach their classes.
Your shortage subject does not necessarily have to be your degree subject. There is opportunity for a subject knowledge enhancement course for those with A-Levels of shortage subjects, which gives the chance to teach your subject of passion. Our shortage subjects between 2024 and 2026 are Mathematics, Science and English. A number of other subjects will be published each January, confirming the shortage subjects that are open for applications that year.
Find out more
Find out more about the 'student bursary - shortage subjects' route into teaching by contacting us:
Employed by a school
Finance: Salary of £40,920
Job information
- Duration: July to July, or July to September
- Student tuition fees: Paid by the Government of Jersey
- Finance: Salary of £40,920 (taxable for a full-time role and adjusted accordingly for a part-time contract). You may also be eligible for student finance, depending on household income.
- Level: Primary, Secondary and Further Education
Find out if you are eligible for financial support while you train.
Your schedule is structured to balance training of up to 10 days, delivered during pupil holidays, with central training and protected study time each week in term time.
You can select your major and minor subjects in accordance with your studies and passion, and chose either the part-time or full-time route, whatever works best for you.
Find out more
Find out more about the 'employed by a school' route into teaching by contacting us:
Student - any subject
Finance: Maintenance grant depending on household income
Job information
- Duration: September to July
- Student Tuition Fees: Paid by the Government of Jersey
- Finance:Maintenance grant depending on household income
- Level: Primary, Secondary and Further Education
Find out if you are eligible for financial support while you train.
Professional Studies take place one morning per week during term time.
As a trainee teacher you will be allocated to a department in two contrasting schools for a major and minor placement. You will train alongside an experienced teacher (your subject Mentor) in each school. You will shadow them and gradually learn to teach their classes.
Find out more
Find out more about the 'student - any subject' route into teaching by contacting us:
Why teach?
"I moved to teaching from finance because I wanted to make a difference and have a greater sense of personal fulfilment every day."
Why Jersey?
"I was not able to uproot my family and train in the UK so the chance to train here on the Island, and to continue my home life with my three young children, has been an amazing opportunity.
I became aware that English was a shortage subject. With an A Level in that subject on top of my Music degree I have been able to qualify as a teacher in both subjects and upgrade my English teaching knowledge with a Subject Knowledge Enhancement course."
Emilie Langlands, Cardiff University, English and Music Teacher, trained in Jersey
