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.

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.

Supporting your teaching

Chartered Status is a professional learning and accreditation pathway supporting career-long development.
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
Develop confidence in evidence-informed teaching, engage with research and apply learning through this certified online CPD unit.
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

My colleague Jen Crittenden, our Teacher Advocacy Lead, and myself first attended a meeting at OECD Headquarters on Tuesday, 16th of September, to share with colleagues from Canada, China, France, Hungary, India, Slovenia and Portugal our respective progress of adapting the OECD’s professional learning framework on creative and critical thinking to our local contexts. On Wednesday, 17th of September, Jen and I attended the 7th Creativity in Education Summit at UNESCO Headquarters, which brought together policymakers, practitioners and researchers who are interested in fostering creative and critical thinking skills in education. 
Teaching assistants and classroom support staff are vital to the education of children and young people. Associate Membership of the Chartered College of Teaching recognises your contribution in the classroom, supports your development and connects you with the wider profession. Join by Sunday, 28th September 2025, to receive 20% off your first year of Associate Membership.
At the age of 11 when tasked in a Welsh lesson with writing a sentence about what we wanted to be when we grew up, I vividly remember asking my athrawes what the Welsh for ‘surveyor specialising in the regeneration of communities’ was. For the interests of what I belatedly understood from my PGCE was ‘lesson pace’, her response offered a compromise of pensaer (architect) which was clearly not right but enabled the class to move on, troublemaker far from satiated, but duly silenced. From an early age though, I was very clear: I was interested in communities, social cohesion, a sense of justice and adequate provision for all.
Throughout the summer term, some of you have told us that you would like some reading recommendations for over the summer break. While we wanted to encourage everyone to take a proper break from work, we also wanted to support those of you who would like to delve deeper into educational topics of interest. Read on for recommendations made by our members, including bonus books and highlights of where you can access discounts.

Upcoming Events

Join us for a look inside the latest issue of our award-winning Impact journal (Issue 25: Autumn 2025).
October 8, 2025
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
Free
Join us for a short information session on Chartered College of Teaching group membership – if you’ve recently taken out a group package with us, this webinar will give an overview of our work as the sector’s professional body, and key benefits your staff can access over the year ahead to support their practice.
October 9, 2025
8:00 am
- 8:45 am
Free
This information session will be an opportunity to find out more about #RethinkingCurriculum-Fostering Creativity. We will be joined by colleagues from OECD who will share how this work will be part of a global research piece and the aims of the project. We will then learn about the practical aspects of how the course will be delivered, when it will be delivered and how you can be involved.
September 23, 2025
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
Free
Feeling accepted, supported, included and respected by those whose opinions matter to us is a fundamental human need. Join this insightful webinar in collaboration with Evidence Based Education to learn how to help learners and teachers feel that they belong in school, and what can happen when we get it right.
September 16, 2025
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
FREE
This alternative session will be an opportunity to find out more about #RethinkingCurriculum-Fostering Creativity. We will be joined by colleagues from OECD who will share how this work will be part of a global research piece and the aims of the project. We will then learn about the practical aspects of how the course will be delivered, when it will be delivered and how you can be involved.
September 29, 2025
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
FREE
We are delighted to share the work of Electric Umbrella with you as part of the Rethinking Curriculum webinar series! Electric Umbrella uses music and real life stories/experiences of its members to unite school communities and ignite vital conversations surrounding equity, diversity and inclusion.
September 30, 2025
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
FREE
Hear how the Well Schools approach can improve outcomes and achievement in your school and create a happy, healthy culture for your staff and pupils. Listen to colleagues who have delivered the Well School approach and understand how to get involved and the support available to you.
October 7, 2025
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
FREE
When schools use the initiative to collaborate meaningfully, they create powerful networks for sharing expertise, aligning practice, and supporting staff development.
October 14, 2025
7:30 am
- 8:30 am
FREE
Are you a trainee teacher or an ECT starting your first teaching role? Join us for this free, open-access webinar to explore what it means to join the teaching profession.
September 4, 2025
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
Free
Join us in celebrating the launch of the book by taking a look and exploring the chapters with our authors to discover how this can help to shape your leadership journey.
September 17, 2025
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
Free