International qualified teacher status (iQTS): inspection policy
皇冠体育app Department for Education鈥檚 policy for the iQTS inspection regime.
Applies to England
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皇冠体育app Department for Education (DfE) has reviewed and updated the iQTS inspection framework after the completion of the inspection pilot year.
This document sets out:
- DfE鈥檚 policy for the iQTS inspection regime for 2025 to 2026
- how inspections will be carried out
- the inspection grading descriptors
- the inspectorates for 2025 to 2026: and
This document will be useful for iQTS providers.
Updates to this page
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We have updated the iQTS inspection framework, after the completion of the inspections pilot year. We have refined the grading descriptors, to make the distinction between outcomes clearer, and updated the iQTS criteria. 皇冠体育app revised framework will guide the next rounds of inspections, which are due to run from autumn 2025 to spring 2026.
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Added new 'International qualified teacher status (iQTS): pilot inspection framework'.
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Updated with revised version of 'International qualified teacher status (iQTS): inspection policy'.
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Added link for providers interested in becoming an iQTS inspectorate.
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First published.