Become a teacher
Get into teaching through one of our initial teacher training and development courses or improve your subject knowledge

Assessment Only route
Our Assessment Only route enables you to be independently assessed against the English Teachers’ Standards and gain qualified teacher status (QTS) within 12 weeks, without leaving your current school.
iPGCE
Our International Postgraduate Certificate in Education (iPGCE) is a Masters’ level, fully online learning programme that will help you to upskill and take the next step in your international teaching career.
School Direct
Tes Institute is a designated SCITT, accredited by the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver initial teacher training (ITT). We work in partnership with a number of schools in Essex, Greater London and Kent to deliver our School Direct programme.
Straight to Teaching
Our Straight to Teaching programme will prepare you for qualified teacher status (QTS) assessment via our Assessment Only route while you continue to work at your current school. It’s a high quality, low-cost route to becoming a qualified teacher that’s personalised to you and your school.