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Qualified teacher status (QTS)

Information on the award of qualified teacher status (QTS) by the Department for Education.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 15 April 2014
• Last updated: 15 November 2021
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  1. 15 November 2021

     Added information about International qualified teacher status (iQTS).

  2. 15 April 2014

     First published.

Getting qualified teacher status

• Qualified teacher status (QTS): qualify to teach in England
  • 18 June 2025
  • Guidance
• Assessment only route to QTS: criteria and supporting advice
  • 11 February 2026
  • Guidance

Early career teacher induction

Previously called newly qualified teacher induction.

• Induction for early career teachers (England)
  • 9 June 2026
  • Statutory guidance
• Early career teacher induction appeals
  • 16 April 2014
  • Guidance
• Induction appeals procedure
  • 11 July 2024
  • Guidance

International qualified teacher status (iQTS)

• International qualified teacher status (iQTS)
  • 18 December 2025
  • Guidance
• Apply to provide international qualified teacher status
  • 3 June 2026
  • Guidance
• Initial teacher training and early career framework for iQTS
  • 8 May 2025
  • Guidance
• International qualified teacher status: criteria for providers
  • 29 October 2025
  • Guidance
• International qualified teacher status Teachers’ Standards
  • 3 June 2026
  • Guidance