Department For Education
Overview
International qualified teacher status (iQTS) is a new international teaching qualification. It is recognised by the Department for Education (DfE) as equivalent to English qualified teacher status (QTS).
Introducing iQTS has more information.
Applications for approval to offer iQTS from academic year 2024 to 2025 will open in early April 2023.
How the wider roll-out phase will work
iQTS is currently in pilot from September 2022 to summer 2023. The first year of wider roll-out will start from September 2024.
DfE:
- approved 6 providers to deliver the pilot
- approved an additional 8 providers join the first year of wider roll-out
- will approve additional providers for the second year of wider roll-out of iQTS, from September 2024
There will be no cap on trainee numbers from wider roll-out onwards, but providers must seek additional permission from DfE if they wish to recruit more than 200 trainees.
iQTS providers must deliver a training programme which meets:
- the needs of candidates and providers
- quality control standards set by English initial teacher training (ITT) providers and DfE
- the practical, logistical and financial requirements to scale the training
Timelines for academic year 2024 to 2025
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| DfE evaluation of additional provider submissions | June/July 2023 |
| DfE announcement of additional iQTS providers | August/September 2023 |
Eligibility
To apply to join the second year of wider roll-out of iQTS, providers have to already be accredited by DfE to deliver initial teacher training leading to QTS in England. Providers need to have been successful in the reaccreditation process that took place as part of the ITT Market Reforms. Approval to deliver iQTS is an extension of ITT accreditation.
We will only accept applications from accredited providers who have an inspection rating of 1 (outstanding) or 2 (good) for their primary and/or secondary QTS provision.
We are unable to accept applications from recently accredited ITT providers who have not been inspected.
iQTS providers who are taking part in the pilot year or the first year of wider roll-out do not need to apply again for approval for wider roll-out year 2.
How we will select iQTS training providers
Successful applications must demonstrate:
- a successful domestic ITT offer
- sufficient capacity to design and deliver a high quality iQTS programme in a limited time period (that is, in time to recruit candidates for courses beginning in September 2024)
- existing international relationships and/or partnerships to assist in the delivery of iQTS, or detail on how these would be developed
What approved iQTS providers need to do
Approved iQTS training providers must:
- create an iQTS programme incorporating the iQTS version of the Core Content Framework (PDF, 519KB) (CCF) which meets the requirements in the iQTS criteria and allows trainees to meet the iQTS Teachers Standards. This includes the new requirements that will come into place from 2024 as a result of the ITT Market Reforms
- produce a vision or mission statement for their iQTS programme
- develop mentor training for in-school mentors to support trainees
- ensure trainees can feed back on the programme to raise any concerns, and share this information on successes and challenges with DfE
- award iQTS to all trainees who meet the iQTS Teachers Standards at the end of the course, and submit data accordingly to DfE
Application marking scheme
Any part of your answer which exceeds the word limit for a particular question will not be considered.
If you score 2 or less on any question, your submission will be automatically removed from the process and will not be considered for approval for iQTS wider roll-out.
Question 2 is double weighted. This means we double the score for this question, for example if we score you 3 we will double that to 6.
The total potential score available is 35.
How applications will be scored
We will score your application using these assessment criteria.
| Assessment | Marks | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Excellent | 5 (pass) | A comprehensive response that answers the question in full, addresses the key points and provides evidence to demonstrate that the ITT provider has the knowledge, experience, capability, resources and capacity to meet or exceed the requirement. Demonstrates an excellent understanding and high level of confidence with no concerns or omissions identified. |
| Good | 4 (pass) | A good response that answers the question, addresses the key points and provides evidence to demonstrate that the ITT provider has the knowledge, experience, capability, resources and capacity to meet the requirement. Demonstrates a good understanding and level of confidence. The response may include some minor concerns or omissions but are not considered to present a risk or have an impact on service delivery. |
| Minor Omissions | 3 (pass) | The response answers the question but may not have fully addressed the key points or provided enough evidence to fully demonstrate that the ITT provider has the knowledge, experience, capability, resources or capacity to meet the requirement. Demonstrates a satisfactory understanding and level of confidence. The response may include some concerns or omissions that are considered to present an element of risk or may have an impact on service delivery but can be reasonably managed or resolved. |
| Major Omissions | 2 (fail) | The response does not answer the question in full and fails to address all the key points or provide relevant evidence to demonstrate that the ITT provider has the knowle
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