Guidance: Assessment only route to QTS: criteria and supporting advice

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Assessment only route to QTS: criteria and supporting advice

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The assessment only route to qualified teacher status (QTS) allows teachers to demonstrate that they already meet all the QTS standards, without the need for any further training. Teachers need to present detailed evidence and their teaching is assessed in a school by an accredited and approved provider.

This guidance from the Department for Education (DfE) is for:

accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers and their partner schools
Ofsted

Contact us

Initial teacher training (ITT) accreditation

Email itt.accreditation@education.gov.uk

This email address is for potential new and accredited ITT providers. If youre a potential candidate, wishing to gain qualified teacher status (QTS), please visit https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/explore-my-options/teacher-training-routes/specialist-training-options.

Published 8 August 2013
Last updated 1 September 2022 +show all updates

1 September 2022
Updated criterion C1.3 and information about the professional skills test has been removed.
1 September 2021
Updated to revert to pre-COVID-19 advice.
22 January 2021
Removed references to being prohibited to teach in another country of the European Economic Area (EEA) and the Teacher Services System. Added links to Changes to checks for EU sanctions on EEA teachers and Recruit teachers from overseas.
22 May 2020
We have updated the candidate assessment advice to explain what should happen when candidates progress on the Assessment Only (AO) route to QTS is interrupted as a consequence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
3 October 2019
Changes to reflect the change in rules on skills tests.
12 October 2018
Updated criteria and supporting advice.
7 September 2016
Updated assessment only criteria supporting advice document
7 March 2016
Updated supporting advice.
7 January 2016
Updated assessment only criteria and supporting advice.
15 July 2015
Updated contact information
8 August 2013
First published.

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