QTS Application

You must complete the  Testimonial template for each previous school you have worked at, plus your current school, to cover a minimum of two years and two schools, which is the minimum, to be eligible for the course. Please use this link to access the template. The sections covering age range and subjects taught, description of teaching undertaken, description of the quality of education, and whether you are meeting part 2 of the Teachers’ Standards need as much detail as possible so we can assess your application effectively. 

You have to demonstrate teaching in two key stages. Your experience appears to be largely in Year 6 (Upper KS2). Therefore, you would need evidence in a second school or teaching in Lower KS2 (years 3 or 4) if you wanted QTS in 7-11. However, if you wished to have 5-11 QTS, it must be in years 1 and 2. That experience must be in a different school to your current school. The minimum length of the experience must be 20 days/four school weeks. Any placements as part of your PGCE in years 1-4 would not count as they were part of an ITT course, which the Teachers’ Regulation Authority does not accept. From what you said, you must complete a 20-day second school experience in a different school in either year 1, 2, 3 or 4 and secure a testimonial on a template to prove this before you can start the AO course.

There is only one QTS qualification, although many routes exist to gain it. Like all others, the AO route to QTS enables you to begin the ECT programme (which has replaced the NQT programme) for newly qualified teachers. The ECT programme can be completed while teaching internationally, so you would not have to return to the UK to complete it. Also, depending on U.K.ur previous teaching experience, you may be eligible for a reduced ECT programme on achieving QTS. Again, this is a course we provide and offer once you have QTS. You also don’t need to do the ECT and can still retain QTS for life. 

They need to support you fully during the 12-week assessment period. Your school must also give you and your mentor enough time to complete the observations and provide critical feedback to help you improve. The support form needs to be completed before beginning the QTS.

Before starting the 12-week assessment period, you must meet the route’s eligibility criteria. Once you have done that, you will be enrolled. Upon enrollment, you will be assigned a Pathway Tutor (PT) to support you through the first six weeks of the course. You will write eight justifications to show how you meet the 8 Teacher’s Standards. STANDARDS DOCUMENT

You will also be required to have 6 lesson observations conducted by your in-school mentor and three observations by expert/ experienced colleagues. At the end of this period, your PT will conduct an online or face-to-face visit, which includes a joint lesson observation with your online mentor, a professional discussion with you, your mentor and school leaders around the 8 Teachers’ Standards and Part 2 of the Standards. If everything is in order, the PT will complete a report and recommend you for final assessment. At this point, an assessor will contact you to complete your final assessment. STANDARDS DOCUMENT

This involves a face-to-face or online visit and two independent observations (Primary – core and foundation, Secondary – 11-14 and 14-16 or 14-16 and 16-19). This will be supplemented by professional discussions/interviews to ask questions about the 8 Teachers’ Standards and Part 2 of the standards specifically to address any gaps or development areas in your provided evidence.

At the end of this visit, the assessor will recommend QTS if they are satisfied you meet the standards. The report is passed to the monthly moderation board, and QTS is awarded within a month of the assessment visit.

 Mentors must observe you six times over the first six weeks of your enrolment and complete the Lesson Observation template to upload to your Learn Portal. They need to meet you weekly to provide feedback on the lesson and support you in drafting your eight justification statements against the 8 Teachers’ Standards.

These meetings do not need to be formally minuted and any documentation submitted. Finally, during their visits, they will be required to complete a testimonial and spend 30 minutes having a professional discussion with their PT and assessor, either face-to-face or online.

Not an issue. Teaching in a British Curriculum school. However, we would consider the prior experience of working in schools with other international curriculums if they can be matched to the British curriculum. Your examples of the US and Canadian curriculums often can.

However, you must be in a British Curriculum School to complete the qualification. Still, we would consider the other international curriculum school experience when making up your two years/2 school experience.

It sounds like you have significant experience and meet all the course requirements besides having a UK QTS. As such, we would need to speak to one of your school leaders, your mentor, to check their teaching experience and understanding of the UK curriculum and the UK Teachers’ Standards. Subject to us being satisfied by this, the U.K. would not seem to be any reason why you would not be successful in your application for the route, and I would encourage you to apply.

Your teaching experience across two schools and well over two years.Bs would meet that part of the course requirements as all appear to be in qualifying British Curriculum Schools. Therefore, if you could provide evidence of meeting the other course requirements, you would seem eligible and could start your application.

Please note that you would require a UK Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (ENIC statement of comparability if your degree was taken outside the UK). A PGCE does not meet the entry criteria. 

Based on your experience, you would meet the two years/ 2 schools requirements as long as you could get testimonials on templates from your previous employers. Regarding your GCSEs, your Cs in Maths and Science would be accepted with a certificate; if you do not have them, you must contact your exam board for a replacement.
The D in GCSE English language would not be accepted, nor the C in literature, but you could take an equivalent test, which can be turned around in about two weeks for a nominal fee. As long as you meet the other criteria, there will not appear to be any barriers to your application.

However, I would not apply until you have your testimonials, GCSE certificates, equivalency certificate, and degree certificate in place/to hand, as using them without these will slow the application process down significantly. It is far better to apply when you have everything to hand.

This would be an acceptable experience; if this has been for two years or more, it is even better. Unfortunately, this would not count towards your experience as it has to be in the same subject and age range you are applying for QTS. Therefore, if your current Economics teaching in the 14-19 age range is over two years, you would only need 20 days teaching 14-19 economics to meet the AO course eligibility criteria for two years and two schools as long as you met all the otA.O.r requirements.

Upon gaining QTS, Early Career Teachers (ECTs) will now have to undertake a period of Induction lasting two academic years (full-time)

The Teaching Regulation Agency issues the TRN (teacher registration number) once you get QTS.

If you have taught in a British curriculum school for 2+ years and can gain a testimonial to evidence this and map your current school curriculum to the British curriculum, you would be eligible for the route. Having a mentor with QTS is a positive. You would need to be able to show in your written justifications that you had a clear understanding of your chosen MFL subject in the age range you want QTS in, and that could only be 11-16 or 14-19, showing knowledge of 11-14 and 14-16 GCSE/IB or 14-16 GCSE/IB and 16-19 A Level.

If you are successful in your application, you will gain guidance from your PT on how to write your justifications, and this is where you will benefit from a mentor with QTS who should be able to provide in-school support with these.

Possibly, but it depends on what curriculum you are teaching and what subject you hope to gain QTS in. Without further information, it isn’t easy to give any concrete guidance. 

You have taught in a British curriculum school for 2+ years and can gain a testimonial to prove this. If you can map your current school curriculum to the British curriculum and provide a testimonial, you will likely be eligible for the route. 

We would need to speak to one of your school leaders, your mentor, to check their teaching experience and understanding of the UK curriculum and the UK Teachers’ Standards. Subject to our satisfaction, we would be happy for them to support you.

The IPGCE would not support your application. Entry requirements are a UK bachelor’s degree or equivalent and GCSE in English, Maths, and Science if you want primary QTS or equivalent supported by the UK ENIC statement of comparability. You would be advised to apply if you meet all other requirements and can provide the above information.

This person would likely be eligible if they can provide a testimonial to evidence of 2+ years teaching the British curriculum and map their current curriculum to the British curriculum. They would also have to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of teaching the British curriculum in their justifications. If you cannot evidence teaching at least 2+ years in a British curriculum school, you would not be eligible for the AO route to QTS. 

You will not be asked to prepare any file containing any evidence. You will be asked to write eight justifications to prove that you meet the 8 Teachers’ Standards and will be provided with guidance once you have completed the application process and are enrolled. You will also gain advice from your Pathway Tutor, who will be assigned once registered.

It is neither. The AO route lasts 12 weeks from the point of enrollment when you have proven you meet the eligibility criteria through the application process. 

Upon enrollment, you will be assigned a Pathway Tutor (PT) to support you through the first six weeks of the course. You will write eight justifications to show how you meet the 8 Teacher’s Standards. 

You will also be required to have 6 lesson observations conducted by your in-school mentor and three observations by expert/experienced colleagues. At the end of this period, your PT will conduct an online or face-to-face visit, which includes a joint lesson observation with your online mentor, a professional discussion with you, your mentor and school leaders around the 8 Teachers’ Standards and Part 2 of the Standards. If everything is in order, the PT will complete a report and recommend you for final assessment. 

At this point, an assessor will contact you to complete your final assessment within six weeks. This involves a face-to-face or online visit and two independent observations (Primary – core and foundation, Secondary – 11-14 and 14-16 or 14-16 and 16-19). This will be supplemented by professional discussions/interviews to ask questions about the 8 Teachers’ Standards and Part 2 of the standards specifically to address any gaps or development areas in your provided evidence. At the end of this visit, the assessor will recommend QTS if they are satisfied you meet the standards. The report is passed to the monthly moderation board, and QTS is awarded within a month of the assessment visit.