About Us
The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham, ‘Collyer’s’, is one of the leading sixth form colleges in the country and the top state provider of A Levels in West Sussex. The College has an attractive campus and classrooms are well resourced, with ambitious plans for growth in the coming years that are already started. There is a collegiate and professional ethos amongst staff and students within which excellent teaching and learning can flourish.
The College provides education for over 2,750 young people in the 16-19 age range. Around half of each year’s intake comes from the four partner 11-16 schools in Horsham: Forest, Millais, Tanbridge House and Bohunt. Many others come from a wide range of schools which are further afield, including the independent as well as the maintained sector. Collyer’s has a very successful and consistent record in external
examinations. In 2025 the A level high grade rate (A*-B) was 61%. Results across our other course types such as vocational, technical, foundation and GCSE are equally strong. Collyer’s also runs leisure Adult Education courses in the evenings with students studying a range of recreational adult learning courses.
Job Details
Adult Education Tutors
Required from mid September 2026 for the following courses:
French Improvers
30 weeks
Currently Tuesday7-9pm but could be Thursday 7-9pm
This course helps learners build on their skills to communicate confidently, clearly and effectively through both the spoken and written word and gives an insight into the cultural background and heritage of France. Students will work on using the perfect, future and imperfect tense covering a variety of topics during the course. .
Art Class
30 weeks
Thursday- 7-9pm
This course encourages students to explore a wide variety of techniques and artists to expand their horizons and encourage creative experimentation using a range of different media, for example:
- Drawing – pastel, charcoal, pen and ink
- Painting - acrylics and watercolours
- Print making - mono print and lino print
Techniques and projects change each year and sessions focus on a theme, experimenting to develop new ideas for future projects.
More information about the adult education courses can be found by following the link
http://www.collyers.ac.uk/adult-education/adult-education-courses/
Salary range: £22.81ph + £2.75ph holiday pay to £26.45ph + £3.19ph holiday pay
Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 24th June
We may interview before the closing date if sufficient suitable candidates apply.
Please contact Justine Green Adult Education Co-ordinator [email protected] or the recruitment team [email protected] if you have any questions about the posts. We look forward to hearing from you.
Further Information
The College of Richard Collyer and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.
Collyer's embraces equality and diversity in our working, teaching and learning environment and is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applications from Minority Ethnic backgrounds as the College is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.
How to Apply
To apply please visit our website https://www.collyers.ac.uk/vacancies/
Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us on [email protected]
NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.
