Guidance

Apply for qualified teacher status (QTS) if you teach outside the UK

Routes to QTS for thoseoverseas withtrained non-UKteachers teaching qualifications or experience and UK citizens with teaching experience who live overseas.

From:
Department for Education
Published
29 June 2021
Last updated
187 JuneAugust 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Routes to qualified teacher status (QTS) for teachers and those with teaching experience outside the UK

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This guidance is for:

  • non-UK-qualifiedoverseas trained teachers
  • non-UK citizens with teaching experience
  • UK citizens with teaching experience living and working overseas

If you are a teacher who trained in the UK, visit qualified teacher status (QTS): qualify to teach in England.

Updates to this page

Published 29 June 2021
Last updated 187 JuneAugust 2025 + show all updates

  2. Updated the QTS qualification eligibility email address in the 'Routes to qualified teacher status (QTS) for teachers and those with teaching experience outside the UK' HTML attachment.

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