Education Qualifications
British Trained Teachers
If you are a British trained teacher you need Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and must be registered with the
General Teaching Council to be able to teach.
If you are interested in training as a teacher, there are a number of useful websites that will provide you with more specific details on entry into the profession - whether you are a UK or Overseas Trained Teacher (OTT):
Non UK Teacher Qualifications
If you are an OTT, you will need to have a fully recognised teaching qualification (and registration in some instances) from your country of origin. If you are in doubt about your qualifications, contact your nearest ITN Mark office or
UK NARIC.
The Four Year Rule for OTTs
OTTs may work as teachers in British schools for a period of up to four years. The four year period commences on the day the OTT first works as a teacher in the UK and expires four years later, regardless of any breaks in teaching and irrespective of his/her immigration status. OTTs may not continue teaching after their four year period has expired if they have not obtained Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
For further advice please contact the
Training and Development Agency or the Overseas Trained Advice Line on 01245 454321.
Provisional Registration for OTTs
All OTTs must also gain provisional registration with the General Teaching Council (GTC) within one month of starting work in a British school. Registration is a legal requirement for all trained teachers – for further information contact the GTC on 0870 001 0308.
Non Teaching Qualifications Needed
Nursery Nurse - NVQ level 3, CACHE level 3 or a Diploma in Children’s services
Science Technician - Science Degree
IT Technician - Recognised IT qualification
DT Technician - Health and Safety certificate, Qualification relating to machinery
Welfare Officer - First Aid Cert
One-to-one Tuition
The one-to-one tuition programme is designed to support pupils who are struggling in English and/ or Maths and find it difficult to keep up with their peers. It has a positive impact on pupil confidence, motivation and attainment, Key stage 2, 3 and 4 pupils will benefit. The programme will support 600,000 pupils in 2010/11 and is central to raising academic standards. Schools and local authorities are recruiting tutors from a variety of sources, including private agencies. It is highly flexible: the tutor decides how many pupils to tutor, and when and where to give tuition (it can take place at the child’s school or in a town centre location such as a library). Tutors on the programme will get paid a typical rate of £25 per hour for 12 hours per pupil – 10 hours tuition and two hours planning and liaison time with the pupil’s teacher. Tuition training will be offered.
Tutors would be suitably qualified and have either of the following:
- Qualified teacher status (QTS)
- An overseas teacher qualified to teach in schools in England
- Trainee teachers in the summer before they gain QTS
- Higher Education or Further Education sectors who have subject-specific qualifications
For further information please click here.