Become a teacher

Straight to Teaching: a personalised preparation course for QTS

Do you have talented TAs, HTLAs, unqualified teachers or other support staff that you know could become great teachers? Our Straight to Teaching course is a unique professional development programme that supports suitable school staff to gain QTS while they continue to work at your school.

09 Nov 23

How to promote your Initial Teacher Training course

As recruitment for trainee teachers becomes increasingly challenging, it’s ever more important that – as a teacher training provider – you use every opportunity to promote yourself and your training courses.

17 Oct 23

School Direct is now Initial Teacher Training (ITT)

In line with efforts to enhance training and professional development for teaching staff, the UK government have announced that the school-centred initial teacher training (ITT) route, School Direct, has been renamed and is now called Initial Teacher Training (ITT).

06 Sep 23

How to become an SEN teacher

If you want to become a special needs teacher at an SEN or SEND school, you’re probably already aware of how rewarding an experience it can be. There are challenges, of course, but the teaching experiences can be some of the most memorable and gratifying.

03 May 23

How to approach your headteacher about Straight to Teaching

Over 2,000 teaching professionals have followed our Straight to Teaching route to becoming qualified teachers.

03 Apr 23

Straight to teaching in an SEND setting

In 2022, Tes Institute hit a major milestone in supporting over 3,000 teachers to gain qualified teacher status (QTS). We caught up with, Straight to Teaching graduate, Lauren Allcock, and her Deputy Headteacher, Jennifer Newton, to find out about their experience.

17 Feb 23

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How to write a teacher training personal statement or Initial Teacher Training application

14 Nov 22

How to become a primary school teacher

There are a few different ways of becoming a primary school teacher in the UK and it’s important to make sure you find the route into primary teaching that works best for you. Here, Tes Institute share some of the main routes open to you.

12 Nov 21