Assessment only route to QTS: criteria and supporting advice
Criteria and supporting advice for accredited providers wishing to offer the assessment only route to qualified teacher status (QTS).
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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 is for:
- accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers and their partner schools
- Ofsted
Contact us
Initial teacher training market regulation team
This email address is for potential new and accredited ITT providers.
If you’re a potential candidate, wishing to gain QTS, visit Get Into Teaching: https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/explore-my-options/teacher-training-routes/specialist-training-options.
Updates to this page
Last updated 1 September 2023 + show all updates
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Published updated criteria and supporting advice for the 2023 to 2024 academic year.
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Updated criterion C1.3 and information about the professional skills test has been removed.
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Updated to revert to pre-COVID-19 advice.
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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.
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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.
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Changes to reflect the change in rules on skills tests.
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Updated criteria and supporting advice.
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Updated assessment only criteria supporting advice document
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Updated supporting advice.
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Updated assessment only criteria and supporting advice.
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Updated contact information
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