Tes Institute Blog

If you want to become a special needs teacher at a 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.

Our QTS preparation course Straight to Teaching helps school staff to become qualified teachers while they continue to work in their current school. We caught up with Straight to Teaching graduate, Shereen Proctor of Bluebell School, to find out about her experience.

Our apprenticeship programme has been commended by Ofsted inspectors following an initial monitoring visit.

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

The global teacher shortage is a crisis that needs addressing urgently and demonstrates the necessity for schools to support, train and retain the talented staff already in their school community. Here’s how we can help.

In a time of teacher shortages, pay disputes and increasing wellbeing issues, it’s vital for school leaders to consider all the options available to support, develop and retain existing school staff. Here we look at how apprenticeships can help.

Gaining a Master’s in education with pedagogy gives you the chance to hone real expertise in your field and boost your career prospects.

We're excited to be partnering with the Chartered College of Teaching to offer all our teaching assistant apprentices and alumni a 10% discount on their new Associate membership.

Tes Institute have partnered with Aldar Training Academy as a provider for Aldar Education Schools to deliver ITT courses.

Teaching can be a very rewarding career – with no two days being the same, flexible hours and the opportunity to make a real difference. There are many reasons to become a teacher, but what about teaching abroad?

We are sharing with you 5 reasons to love working in an international school.

“What can I earn as a new teacher” is often a question we are asked when talking to people about our courses. The answer isn’t a straightforward one as the salary you receive may vary depending on your location and other factors, but there is a specific pay scale put in place for state-run schools that gives some indication of what you can expect as an ECT.

If you want to become a teacher, then it’s ideal to have a degree in the subject you want to teach. Tes Institute investigates what happens when this is not the case.