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Assessment Only Route to Qualified Teacher Status (Secondary School Level)

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
Assessment only On-Campus Full-time 12 find out find out find out
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Your time at university should be enjoyable and rewarding, and it is important that it is not spoilt by unnecessary financial worries. We recommend that you spend time planning your finances, both before coming to university and while you are here. We can offer advice on living costs and budgeting, as well as on awards, allowances and loans.

Find out more about our fees and the support available to you at our:

  • Teacher training fees and support
  • Postgraduate finance pages
  • International students' finance pages

About Assessment Only Route to Qualified Teacher Status (Secondary School Level), Assessment only - at University of Greenwich

The Assessment Only route to QTS is a means to formal qualification for experienced but unqualified teachers on the basis of their significant experience in schools. At the University of Greenwich we currentlyoffer this programme for experienced teachers of Science, Maths, ModernLanguages, PE, Dance and Music in secondary schools. We consider applications from teachers who are already employed and established in schools in London and the South East. For this programme relevant teaching experience involves being responsible for planning, teaching and assessment of classes of, typically, 20 pupils or more.

It is important to stress that the AO route does not include any training element and therefore is not a substitute for more extensive initial teacher training routes such as PGCE and School Direct. Successful applicants are putting themselves forward to be assessed against the Teachers' Standards on the basis of experience supported by appropriate evidence.

The aims of the programme are:

  • To develop a plan and portfolio of evidence
  • To complete in-school observation of teaching by university tutor/senior leaders in school
  • To achieve final assessment of evidence and teaching against teachers' standards.

Entry requirements for this course

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