Assessment only route
A route in England for experienced unqualified teachers who already meet the Teachers' Standards to be assessed for QTS without further training.
- Also called
- AO
- Used in
- England
- Topic
- Teacher training
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Related terms
- QTS (Qualified teacher status) England Wales
- The professional status needed to teach in maintained schools in England (and Wales, where it is recorded by the Education Workforce Council). It is gained through initial teacher training or an assessment route.
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