What do the new reforms mean for exisiting teachers?
From September 2007 new qualification requirements for teaching and supporting learning in the lifelong learning sectorwere introducedfor all new teachers in the sector. Newly qualified teachersare required to apply to the Institute for Learning (Ifl) for Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status. See www.ifl.ac.uk for updates on QTLS. If you are already working in the sector, the existing requirements remain the same all teachers taking up post from September 2001 are required to have a recognised teaching qualification, and all teachers of literacy and numeracy from September 2002, and teachers of ESOL from September 2003, are required in addition to have a recognised subject-specific qualification.
