Guidance and regulation

Find out how to obtain qualified teacher status (QTS) to teach in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in England.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 10 January 2024

Download your teaching certificates and check details of your training and induction.

• From: Teaching Regulation Agency
• Updated: 14 December 2023

Routes to QTS for those with non-UK teaching qualifications or experience and UK citizens with teaching experience who live overseas.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 29 April 2024

• Routes to qualified teacher status (QTS) for teachers and those with teaching experience outside the UK

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Criteria and supporting advice for accredited providers wishing to offer the assessment only route to qualified teacher status (QTS).

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 September 2023

How accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers can recruit trainees who are not UK or Irish nationals.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 8 April 2024

Statutory guidance on NQT inductions that started before 1 September 2021.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 19 April 2021

How to provide an English language test as part of your QTS application that will meet all the requirements.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 12 June 2023

How local authorities and academies can get reimbursed for the Golden Hello scheme.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 16 October 2019

The UK Council for Internet Safety (UKCIS) Online Safety Audit Tool helps mentors of trainee teachers and early career teachers induct mentees and provide ongoing support, development and monitoring.

• From: UK Council for Internet Safety
• Updated: 6 October 2022

The Teachers' Standards for iQTS that all trainees need to meet.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 June 2022

The criteria that organisations must meet to provide international qualified teacher status (iQTS) for applicants training outside the UK.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 26 February 2024

Information for English initial teacher training (ITT) providers about the Department for Education international qualified teacher status roll-out.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 21 November 2023

The core content framework (CCF) for international qualified teacher status (iQTS).

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 June 2022

How to appeal a newly qualified teacher induction decision. Also includes how to attend an induction appeal hearing as an observer.

• From: Teaching Regulation Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 16 April 2014

This document sets out the procedures for induction appeals and is intended for use by teachers, their representatives, employers, appropriate bodies and panel members hearing the appeals.

• From: Department for Education and 2 others
• Updated: 13 September 2018