Assessment Only Route to QTS

Entry requirements

You will need:

• A UK honours degree or equivalent
• GCSE English and Mathematics at minimum grade 4 / C or equivalent.
• Two years’work experience in a related role; current employment in a related field.
• Teaching ex

Other requirements:

• Relevant and recent experience of teaching in at least two schools / colleges prior to being assessed against the Teachers' Standards and the ability to evidence this;
• Teaching experience across two or more consecutive age ranges;
• The ability to read effectively and good verbal and written communication skills in Standard English;
• Interview;
• You must provide satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service and Prohibition Order checks as part of the assessment process.
• If you your setting is based further than 50 miles from Nottingham please contact us to discuss if we can support you before making an application.

Interview

If your application is successful, the initial interview will take place online over MS Teams.You will be required to:

• present a portfolio of evidence to meet the Teachers' Standards for QTS
• prepare a discussion about teaching a topic that your pupils find challenging
• have a senior colleague available during the meeting to verify your school’s support of your application

We can advise you of how to complete your portfolio before attending the interview.

Months of entry

Anytime

Course content

Ideal for experienced graduates with substantial teaching experience currently working as unqualified teachers in the Secondary phase. This is a route to gaining Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) through an assessment of your current teaching.

This route is designed for very experienced graduates with substantial successful teaching experience, who currently work as unqualified teachers.

Supported by your school or college, the route allows you to demonstrate that you already meet all the QTS standards through assessment of your current teaching.

Applicants must be based in a UK setting within 50 miles of Nottingham. If your setting is based further away, please contact us to discuss if we can support you before making an application.