We will ensure that every teacher is qualified or working
towards qualified teacher status and introduce a new master teacher status to raise the standing of the profession.
Despite a dramatic fall in the number of people
gaining qualified teacher status through a course at a higher education institution, it is still the most popular route.
Work on the her flagship social mobility opportunity areas policy is still in its infancy, and consultations on
strengthening qualified teacher status and a new sex education curriculum are still underway.
Schools should also ensure teachers get access to training schemes and that teaching assistants are supported to progress to
qualified teacher status where they choose to do so.
«These teachers make up a small proportion of the overall workforce in England with the overwhelming majority in state - funded schools
holding qualified teacher status.»
To be
awarded qualified teacher status in England, applicants must have been fully qualified and trained in countries that are recognised as comparable teaching standards, said the spokesman.
«Our review of initial teacher training (ITT) will ensure that trainee teachers can demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge across different subjects, and we have committed to go further by
replacing qualified teacher status (QTS) with a new, stronger accreditation system to raise the bar for new teachers.»
Currently, teachers who qualified in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US, as well as in the European Union, are allowed to register their qualifications to
obtain qualified teacher status in England.
Justine Greening has
promised qualified teacher status will not be scrapped amid concerns the entry - bar into teaching is being lowered, instead insisting a «newly - strengthened» QTS route will be...
Data
on qualified teacher status (QTS) awards made to overseas teachers is one year older, but shows the number of awards fell by 420 (6 %) from 2015/16 to 2016/17.
Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: «We are clear that head teachers need to have
qualified teacher status no matter what the structure of the school.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb said a total of 551 applications had been received for the scheme since it started in 2014, with 41 applicants starting the programme in in its first year, of which 28 have
received qualified teacher status.
In addition to these trainees, qualified teachers from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA have
automatic Qualified Teacher Status in England as, of course, do qualified teachers from across the EU.
However a discredited system of performance - related pay, a series of top - down and botched curriculum reforms and the downgrading of
qualified teacher status also attest to a profession under pressure.
Any candidate who wishes to
reach qualified teacher status must pass the computerised professional skills tests within three attempts, but those who fail two resits in either literacy or numeracy are forced into a formal 24 - month lock - out.
The latest school workforce census data shows that the rate of qualified teachers entering the profession fell to its lowest level since 2011 in 2016, and that the number of teachers without
qualified teacher status rose by seven per cent between 2015 and 2016.
Although it is of course the case that not all of them will have left a teaching post in the English state school system or have
full Qualified Teacher Status, this is still a remarkable and worrying statistic.
Liberal Democrat education spokesman, John Pugh, called on Ms Greening to «put a stop to damaging proposals to
scrap Qualified Teacher Status and parent governors, as well as plans to vastly increase numbers of academies».
In other state - funded schools, people employed as teachers have to have passed the relevant qualification - known
as Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
«We are moving away
from qualified teacher status to a more graduated entry to the profession, and the idea of the «PGCE Plus» goes with the grain of that.»
After a trainee
secures qualified teacher status they must complete an induction period lasting three school terms, during which time they are a considered an NQT.
Academies can set their own terms for teachers» pay and conditions, they don't have to follow the national curriculum, and
if qualified teacher status is abolished, they will have much more flexibility in who can be hired.
The Good Teacher Training Guide 2017, published today, has revealed the top ten providers based on the entry qualifications of trainees, the course quality (its Ofsted grade), and how many trainees achieved
qualified teacher status after completing courses in 2014 - 15.
It also suggests trainee teachers should be expected to prepare and lead at least one fieldwork session and to take part in a field trip before
acquiring qualified teacher status.
However, plans to
change qualified teacher status so trainees receive only «provisional» QTS at the end of their training and «full» QTS two years into the job will not go ahead, following the consultation.
Skills and
Certifications Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) Patience and good communication skills Confidence on self, motivational skills and deep passion for dance Observation skills with an attention to detail Leadership abilities
Teachers who have not qualified, or are not working
towards qualified teacher status (QTS), by the end of the next parliament would be sacked under a Labour government.
National College for Teaching and Leadership statistics show that 16 per cent of the 38,746 awards
of qualified teacher status (QTS) made in England over the same period were from overseas.
With the removal of the requirement of academies to only hire teachers
with Qualified Teacher Status, it is feasible that in the future these «Education Corporations» will hire graduates directly every year and train them up just like other commercial organisations on the annual «milk round.»
However, plans to
award qualified teacher status (QTS) after a period of employment in the classroom, rather at the end of the first training year, could create the longer time - frame needed for more placements, Thompson said.
The regulations concerning the role of SENCO have not changed and the requirement
for qualified teacher status is embedded within the new legislation and the new guidance.
In the final phase, candidates
without qualified teacher status will be supported in progressing to QTS and provided with language proficiency services and placements in schools, alongside ongoing assessment.
«This provides opportunities for people with experience in areas like business, music, the arts, and sport to complement the work of teachers who do
hold qualified teacher status and enhance the teaching available to pupils.
The government allows teachers who qualified in the European Economic Area, as well as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US to register their qualifications to
obtain qualified teacher status in England.