About the Chartered College of Teaching

The Chartered College of Teaching is the professional body for teachers. As the professional body, 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
improve job satisfaction within the teaching profession.

By working closely with others in the sector we know we can raise the status of the teaching profession so that:

teaching is seen as a high-status profession, with policy based on research and teachers’ input
recruitment and retention rates are no longer an issue
there are improved outcomes for all children and young people.

Governance

Here at the Chartered College of Teaching, we take good governance seriously. This means working tirelessly to improve our culture and making sure our members are represented across all of our processes. Find out more about our Council.

How we support our members

We support teachers to deliver excellent teaching through access to research. We also support teachers to constantly develop their expertise and knowledge of effective practice. Membership is voluntary and offers a pathway of professional development to support teachers in their careers.

Covering all phases of education and subject specialisms, teachers have access to a wealth of research, resources and insight to enable excellent teaching. With our Chartered Status pathways; termly issues of Impact, our award-winning journal; and exclusive events and roundtables that bring teachers together to collaborate, members have access to the tools they need to constantly develop their skills and teaching expertise. By bringing the profession together and giving teachers a platform for their voices to be heard and their expertise to be respected, we can raise the status of teaching together.

How we influence education policy

We are an organisation that works in partnership with associations, unions and learned societies to build on the best of practical pedagogy and leadership, combining this with existing and emerging research evidence. The Chartered College stands above party politics, speaking with authority based on evidence about professional issues related to inclusive teaching, curriculum and assessment. We aim to represent the expertise of our members whilst always keeping the interests of children, young people and adult learners at our heart.

Our policy and advocacy work

History and Royal Charter

Holding the 365th Royal Charter, granted by Queen Victoria in 1849, we are run by teachers for teachers and strive to support improvements in standards of teaching and learning. Our motto ‘pro doctrinis et disciplinis‘, means ‘for teaching and learning’.

Learn more about our history and Royal Charter

Work with us

Interested in joining our team? Visit our Join the Team page to search for your next role.

Teachers and schools are at the heart of what we do. We want to support the teaching profession to thrive in an optimal, research-informed way, providing the best possible education for children and young people.

Professor Dame Alison Peacock

CEO, Chartered College of Teaching