Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Newly qualified teachers (NQTs), inductions, appeals, surveys.

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Guidance and regulation

• Access your teaching qualifications
  • Detailed guide
  • 23 April 2025
  • Department for Education
• Qualified teacher status (QTS): qualify to teach in England
  • Detailed guide
  • 31 March 2025
  • Department for Education
• Apply for qualified teacher status (QTS) if you teach outside the UK
  • Guidance
  • 29 April 2024
  • Department for Education
• Assessment only route to QTS: criteria and supporting advice
  • Guidance
  • 1 September 2023
  • Department for Education
• Qualified teacher status (QTS): English language test
  • Detailed guide
  • 12 June 2023
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

• England opens doors to world’s best teachers
  • 10 June 2022
  • Department for Education
  • Press release
• New national strategy unveiled to boost teacher numbers
  • 28 January 2019
  • Department for Education
  • News story
• Justine Greening unveils plans to boost support for new teachers
  • 15 December 2017
  • Department for Education
  • News story
• Justine Greening's vision for the teaching profession
  • 20 February 2017
  • Department for Education
  • News story
• Induction regulations for newly qualified teachers
  • 28 April 2011
  • Department for Education
  • News story

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Research and statistics

• Newly qualified teachers (NQTs): annual survey 2016
  • 24 November 2016
  • Closed organisation: National College for Teaching and Leadership
  • Research
• Newly qualified teachers (NQTs): annual survey 2015
  • 19 November 2015
  • Closed organisation: National College for Teaching and Leadership
  • Research
• Newly qualified teachers: annual survey 2014
  • 23 October 2014
  • Closed organisation: National College for Teaching and Leadership and Department for Education
  • Research
• Newly qualified teachers: annual survey 2013
  • 8 November 2013
  • Closed organisation: National College for Teaching and Leadership
  • Research
• Newly qualified teachers: annual survey 2012
  • 11 September 2012
  • Closed organisation: National College for Teaching and Leadership
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Awarding qualified teacher status to overseas teachers
  • 5 March 2025
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper
• International qualified teacher status (iQTS)
  • 13 February 2025
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper
• International qualified teacher status (iQTS): inspection policy
  • 27 October 2023
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• iQTS providers: inspection reports
  • 15 July 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Transparency
• QTS applicants and awards to overseas teachers
  • 16 November 2023
  • Department for Education
  • Transparency
• Forecasts of overseas trained teachers awarded qualified teacher status (QTS)
  • 19 December 2022
  • Department for Education
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Department for Education
• Teaching Regulation Agency

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