Delivered by our partners at NITE (National Institute of Teaching and Education).
The international Qualified Teacher Status (iQTS) is a new accreditation issued by the Department for Education (DfE) to enable trainee teachers based outside England to gain qualified teacher status (QTS).
NITE offers two student entry routes to this course – an employed route and a non-employed route which can be undertaken in either the Primary or Secondary age phases.
What’s included?
- 60 master’s level credits
- The option to extend your study to gain a full MA in Education
Who is the course for?
- Employed route – Unqualified teachers or teaching assistants who are/will become employed in a school overseas (i.e., outside England) while undertaking their training. An additional four-week school placement will generally be required.
- Non-employed route – Full-time or part-time students who will be hosted on placement in a school. An additional six-week school placement will generally be required.
How long is the course?
- One academic year
- A part-time study route is available over two years
When does the course start?
The course has 3 start dates each year, they are:
- September
- January
- April
Delivered by our partners at NITE (National Institute of Teaching and Education).
- Upon successful completion of iQTS, the DfE will automatically award Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), which certifies you to teach in state-maintained schools in England. Many independent schools in the UK now also prefer their teachers to have the qualification.
- You may be required to spend up to four weeks on placement in a different school.
- Age ranges: Primary (5-11 age range) and or Secondary (11-16, 11-18, 14-19 age ranges).
- Secondary subjects available: Art and Design, Biology, Computing, Chemistry, Dance, Design & Technology, Drama, English, Geography, History, Maths, Music, Modern Foreign Languages, Physical Education, Physics and Religious Studies. For the 14-19 age range, Business Studies, Classics and Psychology are also available
- Qualified Teacher Status is recognised in many countries as a formal teaching qualification. Please check applicable regulations in-country for QTS-equivalency for teacher registration and local induction process requirements.
Distinct Features
- Online: The course is delivered to you online through webinars, podcasts, videos, research and tutorials.
Our platforms are interactive and engaging, and they enable both independent and peer learning. All course content and materials are available online, enabling you to study and revisit them as required and in your own time. - School-based: You will be based in schools and in employment as an unqualified teacher or teaching assistant for the entirety of the course (full-time or part-time). Teacher training is most effective ‘on-the-job’ in schools so that the knowledge you gain can be instantly applied in real lessons.
- Worldwide: As the course is delivered online, you can be employed in a school anywhere in the world. The school will be required to meet our selection criteria to ensure it can offer you the right support.
- Support: Described by Ofsted as “excellent”, our online tutorial programme provides you with regular teaching and support, both one-to-one with your university tutor and in a tutor group. Tutorials deepen your understanding of the topics we cover, and prompt you to think about what works best for you in your teaching. You will also be guided on a day-to-day basis by your in-school mentor, who will be an experienced teacher in your school.
- Flexible: There are three start dates within each academic year: September, January and April available for full-time and part-time routes.
Delivered by our partners at NITE (National Institute of Teaching and Education).
Our course is designed and delivered by some of the world’s leading teachers and educators who know what it takes
to successfully teach in schools today. Underpinning our programme is the best available evidence of ‘what works’
to improve teaching and learning. In school, you will have significant time to observe colleagues in action and to practise and develop your teaching within a planned timetable of lessons which increase in number as your skills develop.
The course curriculum covers everything you require to become a first-rate teacher. You will develop your knowledge of how to teach your subject at secondary level or across the subject range at primary level. You will learn how to manage behaviour in a classroom and gain a deep understanding of how different children learn and the psychology underpinning this. You will also learn to adapt your teaching to different contexts and to children of different abilities. Assessment throughout the course is varied, engaging and designed to stimulate learning through oral presentations and written assignments. Your teaching is also regularly assessed to inform areas of strength and development, and you will be visited once in school and twice virtually by a university assessor.
Full-time – £7,950 one year course
Part-time (2.5 days a week study) – £3,975 per year, two-year course
