1. An introduction to QTLS
November 2016

2. Purpose of the session To give an overview of the QTLS process:
What are the benefits of QTLS?
What is professional formation?
Stages and timescales and how to gain QTLS
Eligibility
Collecting and collating your evidence
Using REfLECT+
Review and moderation process
Resources to support you
To answer your questions! 3

3. What are the benefits?
QTLS status is recognised in law as having parity to QTS for teaching in schools
Career progression: QTLS status demonstrates your commitment, skills and knowledge to employers
Valuable CPD enabling you to consolidate your practice and develop new skills and knowledge, demonstrate the impact on your practice and learners
Opportunity to develop your digital skills and work collaboratively with colleagues
Recognition of your status as a professional teacher or trainer
Members with QTLS can use these initials as a designation.

4. What do members say?
“Since notifying the employment agencies of my new status (QTLS), I have already been offered a maths teaching position for September. It is a great feeling when employers are constantly ringing to check my availability; this is proof that being a qualified teacher with QTLS is really important.”
Anzoumana Gbane QTLS, Functional Maths Teacher, July 2015

5. What do members say?
“The sense of achievement being known as (J C) QTLS is amazing in addition to my supporter statement and the QTLS moderator who said my application was exceptional!”

6. What is professional formation?
It is a status that is gained after achievement of an initial teacher education qualification.
A continuing professional development opportunity enabling you to demonstrate how you are continuing to develop your practice underpinned by the 2014 professional standards
A combination of narrative and supporting evidence to highlight your progression
An opportunity to critically reflect on your practice in order to make improvements and to demonstrate the impact of the process of professional formation on your practice and your learners
An opportunity to show how you are continuing to apply the theory covered in your ITT course to your current practice

7. Stages of Professional Formation
Timescales: 3 cycles in the year: Spring, Summer and Winter
Next cycle: registration will open on
1 December and close on 31 January 2017
Applicants working towards the Summer deadline of 30 June 2017, to be reviewed in July with notification of the outcome in August 2017.
Next registration opportunity will be in April/May 2017

8. Eligibility
Evidence of an endorsed ITE qualification at Level 5, eg Diploma in Education and Training or a PGCE
Recently qualified teachers need to have achieved their ITE qualification for at least six months before submitting their completed workbooks for review
Maths and English qualifications at Level 2 or above
Maths and English teachers need evidence of personal maths/English skills at Level 3
Need to be teaching learners aged 14+
Declaration of personal suitability (fitness to practise)
A supporter or mentor who you can support you throughout the process

9. Workbook sections About you: roles and responsibilities
Self assessment against the 2014 professional standards
Professional development plan
Continuing professional development record
Critical reflection on impact
Final action plan
Sharing your workbook
NB: No evidence from your ITE!

10. The Professional Formation Cycle
1. Self-assessment
2. Professional development plan
3. CPD record
4. Critical reflection
5. Final action plan

11. Using Reflect: creating your asset store

12. Your Professional Formation Workbook

13. Adding your qualifications

14. Adding narrative

15. The review and moderation process
All reviewers have been through professional formation themselves
It is an online process working in REfLECT
Each moderator has 7 reviewers and there are two lead moderators
Skype meetings held to review queries and to request missing certificates and resolve queries
Tight timescales in working towards final evaluation meeting so that each review is completed within one month
Rigorous but flexible: over 90% achievement rates.
Opportunity to reapply

16. Resources to support you
Guidance for Applicants
Templates to help you record your CPD and professional discussions
Guidance for Supporters
Case Studies
Professional standards guidance
Coming soon: Educational Theory and Research tips sheets, related to the 2014 professional standards
Membership Enquiries:

17. Steps for applying for QTLS
Check your eligibility
Choose your registration window and register, paying an initial deposit of £100
Decide on who will be your supporter
Complete your on-line workbook, using the Guidance for Applicants for support
Send your completed workbook to us by the deadline date, paying the final balance of fees (£385)

18. Further information
SET website ETF website Foundation online learning On-line self assessment tool Guidance for Headteachers Guidance for Initial Teacher Educators Excellence Gateway QTLS eligibility criteria QTLS FAQs Guidance for Applicants SET Membership enquiries 25

19. Any Questions? 25