QTS
QTS means Qualified Teacher Status. QTS (teacher license) is awarded by UK Teaching Regulation Agency.
QTS is important for teachers as it not only fulfills legal requirements but also signifies professional competence, opens up career opportunities, ensures ongoing professional development, and contributes to the overall quality and credibility of the education system.​
QTS (teacher license) is awarded by UK Teaching Regulation Agency. The Portfolio of Evidence is evaluated by the University of Sunderland within 3 months of application.
What is included:
Application: Assessment-only Route to Qualified Teacher Status
Programme: Personalised evaluation for the application
Legal Requirements: Itinerary and toolkit for evidencing
Teachers’ Standard: Supported process for collating evidence, reflections and justifications to meet all standards
Partnership: Coordinated application for AoR to QTS with the ITT (i.e. partner university)
Recommendation: 12-weeks evaluation leading to recommendation for QTS
What are you waiting for?
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FAQs
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Tuopu will assess your individual situation and make the best recommendation for you. Depending on your situation you might take the Diploma for a year or two, or not take the Diploma at all.
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Yes, all schools recognise the UK QTS. In the United States, the QTS can be used for obtaining a provisional license in the State concerned. Conversion to local State license might be required with additional requirements, depending on the phase and the curriculum subject.
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You do not need to renew the QTS. It does not expire.
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Simple answer is yes. However, the essential requirement of providing the Portfolio of Evidence is not easy to be met. The Diploma not only provides you with a UK teaching certification, but it also gives you the opportunity to meticulously compile the PoE for a successful QTS evaluation.
Tuopu will also provide you with a full list of examples of evidences that you can compile for each element of the Teachers’ Standards.
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Yes, the QTS is highly valued by international and bilingual schools. Even though the regulations for teaching the English language may only require a degree and TEFL/TESOL, QTS is highly recommended. For Chinese bilingual teachers, QTS puts them in a valued position, along with the Chinese teaching license. For foreigners, a career in education outside China will necessarily require QTS, no matter where you are from.
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Yes. Obtaining the QTS means you meet the UK Teachers’ Standards, and you are entitled to be employed in maintained (government- funded) schools in England and Wales, and in Scotland.
