School Teacher

Regulators: Education Workforce Council
Nations: Wales
Sectors: Education

Regulatory or professional bodies

Primary regulator

Regulatory authority: Education Workforce Council
Address: 9th Floor, Eastgate House, 35-43 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0AB
Email address: registration@ewc.wales
Website: https://www.ewc.wales
Phone number: +44 (0)2920 460 099

Regulation

Regulation summary

Teaching in a state maintained school in Wales.

Regulation type

Licence

Reserved activities

The Education Workforce Council (Main Functions) Regulations 2015 (part 3) set out the specified work of a qualified teacher. Each of the following activities is specified work for the purposes of these Regulations:
(a) planning and preparing lessons and courses for pupils;
(b) delivering lessons to pupils;
(c) assessing the development, progress and attainment of pupils;
(d) reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils.

Qualifications and experience

New professionals

Routes to qualification

In order to qualify as a teacher, it is necessary to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) through Initial Teacher Education (ITE). Students wishing to undertake an ITE qualification must meet the minimum entry requirements.

Once you've gained QTS you'll need to complete an induction period. There are several ITE routes in Wales.

More about qualification

https://educators.wales/

Professionals from other UK nations

Routes to recognition within the UK

Qualified teachers who gained QTS in England are automatically recognised in Wales subject to the following conditions:-

1. completed your initial teacher training in England at an accredited institution;
2. have been assessed by an accredited institution there; or
3. have followed an employment based teacher training scheme in England.

If you’re a qualified FE teacher recognised as a qualified school teacher by the Teaching Regulation Agency in England, you are not recognised as a qualified school teacher in Wales. This means you cannot apply for recognition or registration as a school teacher. This includes if you’re a qualified FE teacher with QTLS.

Qualified teachers from Scotland and Northern Ireland can also apply to be recognised with the EWC (please see website for further details)

More about recognition within the UK

http://www.ewc.wales

Professionals from outside the UK

Recognition for professionals outside the UK: All - there are routes to recognition for professionals from all countries
Summary of routes: From 1 January 2021, any teacher who qualified outside Wales but wants to work in Wales as a qualified school teacher can apply to have their qualifications recognised by the EWC.
More about recognition for professionals outside the UK: http://www.ewc.wales

Registration

Registration requirements

Anybody currently work, or intend to work as qualified school teachers (with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)) in a maintained school in Wales. They must be registered in the category of school teacher.

Please note: School teachers who are required to complete the statutory Induction period in Wales and have not yet done so will be given ‘provisional’ registration status only (subject to meeting the suitability criteria).

More about registration