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Tes courses are built from the ground up in line with the latest evidence and research, so that you can bring the latest practice into your teaching.

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Our team of passionate educators bring decades of global, hands-on teaching experience to inspire your learning.

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Based in Dubai, Laura explains how the Assessment Only route enabled her to gain recognition of her teaching experience and improve her career opportunities in the UAE and internationally.

Tsaeling explains how deciding to take her International Postgraduate Certificate in Education (iPGCE) with Tes has been one of her most valuable decisions.

Clydeen explains how the iQTS course helped them to grow as a teacher by developing their theoretical understanding and aligning their teaching with international standards.

Jordan explains how learning on the job enabled him to try out new ideas in the classroom while working towards a teaching qualification.

The British School Muscat is a BSO-accredited, English curriculum school catering for between 1,200 and 1,300 pupils, offering a nursery to A-level education. Assistant Headteacher, Natasha Hilton, explains how Tes Institute helped them to overcome some of the recruitment challenges international schools are facing.

Coates Way Primary School is a single form primary school and nursery in Hertfordshire, educating 232 children aged 4 - 11 years. By using our Straight to Teaching course they've been able to support their staff to gain qualified teacher status (QTS) and develop the teachers they need for the future.

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Riverside Campus is a leading British international school educating pupils aged 3 to 18. They've been working with us since 2018 to help their staff without formal teaching qualifications gain QTS via our Straight to Teaching and Assessment Only routes.

Deputy Headteacher, Jennifer Newton, talks about how Straight to Teaching has helped to upskill teaching staff in a SEND setting.

Are you looking for the best way into teaching? Learn all about the various routes into teaching, as well as the qualification requirements to teach in England.

Learn about the qualifications required to become a teacher from a teaching assistant, as well as the various routes into teaching specific to TAs.

If you want to become a teacher, but the traditional routes into teaching aren’t quite right for you, a teaching apprenticeship could be a good alternative. Learn more with Tes Institute.

While the answer may vary depending on one’s learning style, there are certain qualities of a good teacher which ring true.