1st June 2023

Relocating to Guernsey

Where is Guernsey?

Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands off the coast of Normandy between France and England, although Guernsey is not part of the United Kingdom, it is a part of the British Isles. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands. 

The distance between London and Guernsey is 179 miles (287km) and people making the trip can travel via either plane or ferry. If you’re looking to travel to Guernsey via plane, there are flights from certain airports throughout the UK which include London Gatwick, Dublin, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and more. Flights from the UK can vary in travel time depending on where you fly from but the average flight time is 1 hour and 8 minutes. Similarly to the flights, the ferry trips can vary in travel time depending on where you depart from and the type of boat you take. The ferry from Poole to Guernsey takes around 3 hours on a fast ferry which sets off on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. The slower ferry from Portsmouth however, takes 7 hours to reach the island.

Education in Guernsey

The Island is going through an exciting and positive period of change and transformation regarding the education sector and all further and higher education provision is being brought into a single provider in Guernsey, meaning now is the perfect time for teachers to relocate to the Island!

Engage and Guernsey

We are proud to announce that we recently started working with Primary and Secondary schools in Guernsey, we are working with the Island to help them place teachers in all of their schools.

Engage is proud to have placed candidates in Guernsey and continues to schedule interviews for their schools, some of the schools that we have already placed candidates in include: 

• St Sampson’s High School
• Guernsey Grammar School and Sixth Form Centre
• La Mare de Carteret High School

Relocation Assistance to Guernsey

The States of Guernsey will make one payment of £5,000 to any employee that relocates to the main Island and £6,000+ to teachers that relocate to Alderney (an Island off the shore of Guernsey). 

The payment will be a contribution towards moving costs and will only be available to an employee appointed on a contract of over 12 months. If an employee is contracted to a role that lasts less than 12 months then they will be eligible for a payment of £1,400 to cover costs for travel and other expenses.

Rent Allowance in Guernsey

The States of Guernsey also has a rent allowance in certain circumstances, they will pay a minimum of £185 per week and a maximum of £230.77 per week to help assist the teachers, however, the rest of the balance needs to be paid by them.

If you are interested in this opportunity, register your interest with us and leave a comment regarding the Guernsey relocation!