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Use this service to check a teacher’s record before they start working for your school, college, teacher supply agency, or other organisation.
Download your teaching certificates and check details of your training and induction.
These standards set the minimum requirements for teachers’ practice and conduct.
Training materials on strategies for supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs in mainstream schools.
Check if a new employee can work with children while you wait for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.
Forthcoming professional conduct panel hearings and meetings and how to attend a hearing as an observer.
Training materials to help teachers and teaching assistants in mainstream schools understand and apply the new areas of development within inclusive teaching practices.
Training materials to help teachers and teaching assistants improve learning outcomes for all children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Guidance to help facilitators provide in-house training on SEND and inclusion in mainstream schools.
Statutory guidance on pay and conditions for teachers in England.
Find out what a teacher reference number (TRN) is and how to find or request one.
Training and practical resources to develop inclusive teaching practices that support all pupils.
Eligible teachers were able to apply for payments from 2 March 2026 until 31 May 2026. You can no longer claim for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
A framework to support trainee and early career teacher development.
Professional development courses for teachers and education leaders to develop skills, progress careers and improve outcomes.
Find out how to obtain qualified teacher status (QTS) to teach in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in England.
A course to help current or aspiring managers of nurseries develop expertise in leading early years education and staff and organisational management.
Steps to start an NPQ or the early headship coaching offer.
School teachers and leaders in England can use this service to see how their salary could change following the 2026 pay award.
Information for school leaders about the RISE attendance and behaviour hubs programme, its benefits and support, and how to join.
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