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

HISP Teaching School Hub’s partnership with the Chartered College of Teaching has strengthened its culture of evidence-informed practice.
Education Minister Paul Givan has announced a new partnership with the Chartered College of Teaching to give teachers and classroom assistants access to their evidence-informed professional learning programmes.
Our statement following the attack at a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur. 
This October we want to help you access high quality evidence informed CPD that strengthens your practice, inspires your teaching and supports your pupils’ learning.

Upcoming Events

Members are invited to the Chartered College of Teaching’s Annual General Meeting 2025.
November 12, 2025
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
Free
Join us for an inspiring deep dive into how dance can transform learning, wellbeing, and creativity in primary education. This webinar will explore the power of movement and storytelling to unlock children’s confidence, empathy, and imagination.
November 18, 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.
October 14, 2025
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
Free
We are delighted to offer all Fellows the opportunity to meet with Sir Martyn Oliver on the day the renewed education inspection framework comes into effect, to hear first-hand about the aims and implementation of the changes and how the sector can move forward collaboratively.
November 10, 2025
4:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
Free