Qualified Teacher Status - Assessment Only (Primary and Secondary)

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What will you study on the Qualified Teacher Status - Assessment Only (Primary and Secondary)?

This is not a training programme. Instead, it is a selection and assessment process. Following receipt of a complete and suitable application the process is as follows:

You will attend an interview on campus with a teaching training tutor and your qualifications, experience and employment status will be checked and confirmed. The entry requirements will also be checked and you will be advised about preparing for Part Two of the selection process.

Part Two of the Selection process will consist of a formative assessment, suitability check and development planning. This is carried out by a University tutor and school representative(s) in the school setting who will confirm your evidence claim, understanding and experience, and establish your suitability for this route. It will include lesson observations and you will be expected to communicate in Standard English.

Where sufficient evidence is identified, you will be approved for assessment and the tutor will support you in preparing a development plan. This will identify any weaknesses and gaps in evidence and set targets for you, which may include elements of training/professional development, and a time frame in which to qualify.

You must provide proof of successful completion of the QTS skills tests. If you fail the tests on three occasions, you will not be able to complete Stage 2 and will not be eligible for this QTS Assessment Only programme.

This will include a summative interview and observation, carried out by the teacher training tutor, shortly before final assessment and moderation, in order to confirm that targets have been met and the scope of evidence collected is sufficient. The tutor will provide written feedback on performance and make an assessment judgement about QTS.

Initial assessments can be arranged after six weeks of the assessed period and before final assessment/moderation in week 12. This allows you time to present supplementary evidence at the final assessment stage if required.

This stage will include interviews, lesson observation(s) and scrutiny of the portfolio of evidence. It will be carried out by a different assessor who will seek to confirm and moderate assessment judgements.

You can find more information about this course in the programme specification. Module and programme information is indicative and may be subject to change.

You will be approved for assessment by an experienced Initial Teacher Training (ITT) tutor who aims to ensure that you are fully conversant with the teaching standards and requirements for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

The employing school will provide a specialist mentor who has been trained by an ITT provider. The mentor will meet regularly with you, provide guidance and support, regularly observes you as you teach, and provide feedback which addresses the Teacher Standards.

When you have been judged to pass and meet the QTS Standards, we will notify the National College for Teaching and Learning, and QTS will be awarded. A certificate will be sent out to you.

All candidates who are assessed and recommended for QTS become Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs). Information about statutory arrangements for the induction of NQTs can be found online.