Learning
Established in 1852 to educate Jersey’s most willing and able boys, Victoria College continues to serve its original intended purpose, providing a route to the best universities and to stimulating careers.
We are an academically successful school, and we care about results. However, we also firmly believe that education is about far more than grades: it is about cultivating independent thought and developing individual young adults who have the confidence to think creatively, explore new ideas and act compassionately.
Most of all, it is about students developing a lifelong appetite for learning, nurtured by inspirational teachers in a supportive environment.
We encourage students to take greater responsibility for their own education, however we appreciate that each boy will reach this level of responsibility at different times according to their maturity and motivation.
Year 7
Head of Year - Mrs Lucy Ogg
Assistant Head Lower School - Ms Sarah Quenault
Tutor Team
Braithwaite - Ms Becky Kane
Bruce - Mr Iain Durkin
Diarmid - Mrs Carys Williams
Dunlop - Dr Emily Clegg
Sartorius - Ms Georgina Waring
Academic Departments
Year 8
Head of Year - Mr David Cox
Assistant Head Lower School - Ms Sarah Quenault
Tutor Team
Braithwaite - Mr Adam Warburton
Bruce - Mr Mo Mahmoud Shahin
Diarmid - Ms Alex Hart
Dunlop - Mr Keith Walmsley
Sartorius - Mr Adam Stenning
Academic Departments
Year 9
Head of Year - Mrs Steph Kellett
Assistant Head Middle School - Ms Maggie Quinn
Tutor Team
Braithwaite - Mr Tom Broad
Bruce - Mr Chris Little
Diarmid - Mr Sam Laing-Jones
Dunlop - Mr Michael Pocklington
Sartorius - Mrs Gill Silver
Academic Departments
Year 10
Head of Year - Mr Joe Crill
Assistant Head Middle School - Ms Maggie Quinn
Tutor Team
Braithwaite - Ms Nicky Burgess
Bruce - Mrs Dawn Burke
Diarmid - Ms Vanessa McGrath
Dunlop - Mr Adam Lester
Sartorius - Mr Will Gorman
Academic Departments
Year 11
Head of Year - Ms Jacky Bryan
Assistant Head Middle School - Ms Maggie Quinn
Tutor Team
Braithwaite - Mrs Majella Raindle
Bruce - Mrs Monica Perestrelo
Diarmid - Mr Sam Habin
Dunlop - Mr Lee Batchford
Sartorius - Ms Beth Wyatt
Academic Departments
Year 12
Assistant Head, Head of Sixth Form - Ms Parm Plummer
Deputy Head of Sixth Form - Mrs Dawn Murphy
Assistant to the Sixth Form team - Mrs Anna Anderson
Tutor Team
Braithwaite - Mr Dan Hodder
Bruce - Ms Nataly Miorin
Diarmid - Mr Gareth Bloor
Dunlop - Mrs Eimear Pallott
Sartorius - Mrs Elise Falla
Academic Departments
Year 13
Assistant Head, Head of Sixth Form - Ms Parm Plummer
Deputy Head of Sixth Form - Mrs Dawn Murphy
Assistant to the Sixth Form team - Mrs Anna Anderson
Tutor Team
Braithwaite - Mr Chris Kemble
Bruce - Mr Tim Hutton
Diarmid - Mrs Vicky Evans
Dunlop - Mr Elliot Simson
Sartorius - Mr Ozzy Parkes
Academic Departments
The Library
The De Quetteville Library, The Median and the Learning Resource Centre are welcoming and thriving learning spaces that combine technology, to facilitate modern education, and the charm and atmosphere of a traditional library.
The oldest section was an integral part of the original school teaching room when it was established in 1852, it was refurbished in 1905, with carved oak shelving donated by the De Quetteville family. All students are welcome to use the library spaces pre-school, break and lunchtime to study, research and read, and they can play games, take part in club activities or socialise with their friends.
The extensive College archive, with material throughout its history is now situated within the Library. The library entrance hall, The Curam, is used for rolling display sourced from the archive.
The Library plays a central role in supporting teacher and learning across the curriculum and aims to develop in the students' lifelong enjoyment of reading, it provides:
- Library induction sessions for new students
- It hosts the Homework Club during the term time
- 12,000 fiction and non-fiction books LRC Link
- PCs and iPads
- Password access to online subscription resources and databases
- Newspapers online and a large variety of paper magazines and journals
- Printing, photocopying and scanning facilities
- Audiobooks and course-complimentary DVDs
- Graphic novels and associated media
- A careers section and university prospectuses
- Changing displays promoting literary schemes, competitions, school information, archive materials, local history, quizzes, visual artists, poetry, general knowledge and an object of the week
For LRC queries, contact Librarian, James Wooldridge.