Can a trainee teacher not awarded QTS because s/he has not passed all three skills tests work in a maintained school?
A – The regulations changed on 1 Sept 2008 as explained below. Following a change in regulations, from 1 September 2008, trainee teachers not awarded qualified teacher status because they have not passed all three skills tests have been prevented from going into teaching. Trainee teachers not awarded qualified teacher status (QTS) because they haven’t passed all three skills tests by the end of their teacher training programme, have been allowed to teach for up to five years as unqualified teachers. The Department for Children, Schools and Families recently consulted on a proposal to remove the five year period and prevent trainees without QTS going into teaching, save in some specific circumstances. The change was agreed by Parliament and came into effect on 1 September 2008. This will bring the skills tests in line with all other QTS standards, requiring successful completion before a trainee can be recommended for QTS. The change means that 31 August 2008 was the last date any teach
