Overseas trained teacher programme

Overseas Trained Teacher Programme

Female teacher with business studies class

If you are qualified as a teacher inside the EU, mobility laws apply and you can access teaching positions in the same way as 'home' trained teachers.

If you are qualified as a teacher overseas and outside the EEA, you may be eligible to work in England as a temporary teacher without qualified teacher status ( QTS) for up to four years.

You must:

Be employed at a school
Have a teaching qualification
Have a degree and if you are teaching in a secondary school a degree where at least 50% of the subject study within the degree relates directly to the subject to be taught
Have English and Maths at grade C or above at GCSE and if you are working in primary school you must also have Science at grade C or above at GCSE or the equivalent
Have experience of teaching two consecutive key stages
Have experience of teaching in at least two schools or have plans to do so before assessment
Have a work permit throughout the programme

Visit the National Academic Recognition Centre (NARIC) website (www.naric.org.uk) to find out whether your qualifications are of an equivalent level to UK GCSEs, A-levels and an undergraduate degree.

Applicants must:

Complete the application form
Attach copies of teaching qualification, degree and GCSE certificates, passport and work permit (originals will need to be seen at interview).

Successful applicants will:

Be visited by a member of the University staff to support the writing of an Individual Training Plan
Be visited by a member of the University staff to prepare for assessment

Funding:

We have only a limited number of training and assessment places available. The TDA will cover the cost of these training and assessment places.
Assessment only places will be charged £500
Following interviews applications will be considered for Training and Assessment places and Assessment only places.
The TDA will cover the cost of your final assessment
Your school will pay your salary

How to apply

For application forms please contact:

Wendy Edwards
University of Bedfordshire
Bedford campus
Polhill Avenue
Bedford
MK41 9EA

E: wendy.edwards@beds.ac.uk
T: 01234 793047

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