Requirements To Apply for a Teaching Job in the UK.
If you are qualified teacher from outside the UK, you can work as a teacher in England for up to 4 years without Qualified teacher status (QTS) Routes to QTS There are 4 routes to qualified teacher status for teachers and trainees outside the UK:
- Apply for QTS using our new online service
- Apply for assessment only QTS • Apply for teacher training in England
- Apply to train for International qualified teacher Status (QTS)
Your eligibility for each route will depend on:
- Where you qualified
- Your subject specialism
- Whether you already have teaching experience
- Your personal circumstances
If you have a subject specialism in languages, mathematics or science and a teaching qualification to teach 11 to 16 years old from one of the following 7 countries, you will be able to use the service to check if you meet the requirements and apply for QTS in England: Ghana, India, Jamaica, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
When you apply for QTS in England you do not need to:
- Pay a fee to a training provider
- Undergo any further training
- Visit the UK
For assessment only QTS
If you are not eligible to apply for QTS in England using the new service, assessment-only QTS may be the most appropriate route for you. This also means experienced teachers with a degree can gain QTS without doing a teacher training program. You can apply to a UK government-approved teacher training provider in England for an assessment showing you meet the standards of QTS.
