Chartered Teacher Status

Who is it for? Practising classroom teachers (including middle leaders and some senior leaders with teaching responsibilities).

Chartered Status is a professional learning and accreditation pathway supporting career-long development. Our Chartered Teacher pathway is for accomplished classroom teachers, giving you the opportunity to engage with education research to hone your skills and be recognised for your teaching expertise.

Teachers and leaders who have achieved Chartered Status say they are more confident, use research and evidence to inform their approaches, and are more effective in their role. Gaining Chartered Status benefits the individual, their school and the children and young people they teach.

To be awarded Chartered Teacher Status you will need to demonstrate that you meet each of the Chartered Teacher Professional Principles, as defined in the Chartered College of Teaching Professional Framework. You will do this by completing a series of certified CPD units, undertaking assessments within each unit to showcase your professional expertise across a range of areas. These units are accessed via an online platform, allowing you to work towards Chartered Teacher Status at a pace that best suits you. Typically it takes around 1-2 years to complete the pathway. Individuals who are awarded Chartered Status are able to use the postnominals ‘CTeach’ in recognition of this significant achievement.

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90% of Chartered Status holders say that Chartered Status has made them more effective teachers and leaders.

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Over 80% of Chartered Status holders say it has increased their confidence.

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Half of Chartered Status holders received a promotion or an enhanced role following the accreditation.

Gain certification for each step of your journey

Each of our Chartered Teacher CPD units is individually certified and carefully designed to promote purposeful research engagement, build on individual practice, priorities and interests, and drive meaningful improvement in your classroom and school. 

To be awarded Chartered Teacher Status you will need to successfully complete the following units:

Certificate (20 credits), onto Unit 4: Professional Knowledge Award (30 credits), onto Apply for Chartered Teacher Status (20 credits).

With the exception of the introduction and application units, the core units can be completed in any order, however, we recommend that you begin with the Certificate in Evidence-Informed Practice which provides a strong foundation for the subsequent units you will complete on this pathway. The Certificate in Evidence-Informed Practice and Mentoring Development Certificate can also be completed as standalone courses, independent of the Chartered Status pathway.

If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch with us via email: charteredteacher@chartered.college 

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Introductory course

Familiarise yourself with the Chartered Teacher Professional Principles and explore the evidence around effective CPD as you develop a Professional Learning Profile that will drive your development as you work towards becoming Chartered.

Course length: 1 month
Enrolment fee: £39

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Certificate in Evidence-Informed Practice

Learn how to navigate education research, build your understanding of key themes and debates within current education research, and consider implications for classroom practice.

Course length: Up to 3 months
Enrolment fee: £109

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Expertise in Teaching Certificate

Explore the development of teacher expertise as you choose an area of your teaching practice to refine and develop, engaging in cycles of deliberate practice to implement and embed evidence-informed approaches in your classroom.

Course length: 1 term or 3-6 months
Enrolment fee: £129

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Education Research and Inquiry Certificate

Take your research engagement one step further as you learn about the process of practitioner inquiry as a powerful mechanism for professional development and undertake an evidence-informed inquiry project in your classroom, focusing on an area of your choosing.

Course length: 3-6 months
Enrolment fee £149

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Professional Knowledge Award

Demonstrate your knowledge of assessment and pedagogy through three professional knowledge examinations designed to assess your understanding of general and subject/phase/specialism-specific approaches (includes access to our Principles of Assessment course).

Course length: 1-12 months
Enrolment fee: £139

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Application for Chartered Teacher Status

Submit your application to become Chartered, this will include your Professional Learning Profile and an Educational Perspective Statement.

Course length: 1 month
Application fee: £79

Want to know more about Chartered Status?

If you would like a taster of what’s involved, why not join our next cohort of the Certificate in Evidence-Informed Practice and achieve your first 10 credits towards Chartered Status.

Eligibility

To be eligible for Chartered Teacher Status, you must hold membership of the Chartered College and be currently employed as a teacher working with children or young people aged 0-19 years in an early years, primary, secondary, further education or specialist setting, either:

  • in the UK, Ireland, a Crown Dependency or a British Overseas Territory
  • in a Services Education Setting
  • in a British International School, or
  • in none of the above, but you have completed initial teacher training in the UK.

Recognition of prior learning

If you have recently undertaken training or gained a qualification with another organisation, you may be able to use this as credits towards one or more Chartered Status unit, through our offer of Recognition of Prior Certified Learning (RPCL).

Do it! You will feel re-invigorated, engaged and enthused - you are in control of your own learning and professional development.
Mat Grafton FCCT
Orchard School Bristol

Contact us

You can contact the Chartered College of Teaching Accreditation Team at charteredteacher@chartered.college.  You can also connect with the Chartered Teacher community via social media using the hashtag #CTeach

When taking accreditations through third-party organisations, we strongly encourage you to verify the provider’s authenticity.  Please be aware that some entities have replicated our work