Policy paper

International qualified teacher status (iQTS): inspection policy

The Department for Education's policy for the iQTS inspection regime.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 10 June 2022
• Last updated: 27 October 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

International qualified teacher status (iQTS): pilot inspection framework

PDF, 420 KB, 34 pages

Details

The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a new international teaching qualification, international qualified teacher status (iQTS).

This document sets out:

• DfE’s policy for the iQTS inspection regime
• how inspections will be carried out
• the inspections pilot
• the pilot inspectorates ISI and Penta

This document will be useful for iQTS providers.

Published 10 June 2022

Last updated 27 October 2023 + show all updates

1. 27 October 2023

   Added new 'International qualified teacher status (iQTS): pilot inspection framework'.

2. 7 March 2023

   Updated with revised version of 'International qualified teacher status (iQTS): inspection policy'.

3. 18 November 2022

   Added link for providers interested in becoming an iQTS inspectorate.

4. 10 June 2022

   First published.