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Welcome to the Chartered College of Teaching

The Chartered College of Teaching is the professional body for teachers. Our mission is to empower a knowledgeable and respected teaching profession.

Through membership and accreditation, we are working to develop effective, evidence-informed teachers and leaders, improve the quality of professional learning, establish more robust career pathways for teachers, and improve job satisfaction within the teaching profession.

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Organisation-wide professional development to empower an evidence-informed culture.

Learn about Group Membership

Join the first Certificate in Evidence-Informed Practice cohort of the new 25/26 academic year.

Enrol by Wednesday 8th October

Explore education research, apply it directly to your classroom and gain 20 credits towards Chartered Status with the new Expertise in Teaching Certificate.

Enrol by Monday 22nd September to join the first cohort

1,000+

peer-reviewed articles

3.6 million

children supported

95%

of our members teach or work in schools

Strengthen your school’s commitment to an evidence-informed culture with Group Membership. Empower staff with professional accreditation, career development and evidence-informed CPD. Attract and retain top teaching talent, enhance whole-school collaboration and connect with a global network of educators. Invest in your teachers, raise the status of the profession and drive classroom impact.

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What is Chartered Status?

Chartered Status is a professional learning and accreditation pathway supporting career-long development.

Student Membership

For individuals who are currently enrolled in a course or programme designed for teacher training, whether at a university or through a school-based route.

Free

Certificate in Evidence-Informed Practice

Develop confidence in evidence-informed teaching, engage with research and apply learning through this certified online CPD unit.

About Fellowship

Fellowship recognises dedicated teachers and leaders for their significant, sustained impact on the profession. It is a formal mark of their achievements, skills and expertise as a teaching professional.

The Chartered College of Teaching is an unequivocally positive voice for teaching, raising the status of the profession to benefit teachers, their students and the whole of society. But don’t take it from us, hear from our members.

Latest news and opportunities

Bringing play back to schools: a call to action

Mission 44 and Downing Street

Recently, out of the blue, I received an email from Number 10 Downing Street inviting me to attend a round table with the Prime Minister, to discuss ‘Opportunity for all: how can we make sure all young people are supported to succeed at school’. At any time, an invitation such as this would have been something I would have been delighted and excited to receive. This area of discussion, however, is something I have been thinking about, writing about and through the lens of ‘Learning without Limits’ and latterly Rethinking Assessment have been agitating about, for over twenty years.

AI in education: practical training and resources to support you

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already reshaping the way we live and work – and it’s starting to impact classrooms too. Used well, it can support you to save time, personalise learning and reach every pupil more effectively. But it also raises questions about safety, ethics, and what this means for the future of the profession. That’s why the Department for Education (DfE), in collaboration with Chiltern Learning Trust and the Chartered College of Teaching, has published new guidance and training to help you and your colleagues feel confident in using AI in ways that are safe, effective and rooted in professional values.

Conversations around education research in my school

Is this research reliable, and is it relevant to our setting? Any teacher, in any school, in any setting can use these two questions as a starting point, no matter where they are in their educational research journey. By prioritising reliability and relevance, and fostering a culture of inquiry, schools can create environments where educational research truly drives improvement.