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  Overseas Trained Teacher Scheme

Overseas Trained Teachers Scheme - Secondary (KS3 & KS4)

Bedfordshire Schools' Training Partnership has been allocated a small number of trainee places on this scheme for the current academic year (2010-2011) - which we are determined should be used to meet local needs as much as possible. Applicants will currently be employed in an Upper School in this area and must have a minimum of a one year contract in their employing school. We currently have a small number of places for which we invite applications from high quality candidates.

The selection process for OTT applicants is very simple:

  • September  2010 - Applicants must complete an OTTP Application form 2010 - 2011 and an OTTP Initial Audit against the Standards - 10-11. The Audit against the QStandards is the form on which we require the school to present their initial assessment of you measured against the Standards for QTS. We would anticipate that prospective candidates will have evidence indicating a level of competence and understanding broadly comparable with a Newly Qualified Teacher.
  • It is also important that the school read and understand the General Partnership agreement - 10-11 - OTTP, which clearly lays out the roles and responsibilities that are required to ensure the highest quality training and development for the OTT candidate.
  • Friday 17th September 2010 - Final deadline to receive OTT applications and Audit (please note that this must include a copy of the candidate's NARIC certificate).
  • Friday 1st October 2010 - shortlisted candidates will be invited to a formal interview – including a ten minute presentation about the role (knowledge, skills and understanding)of [their subject] in the education of young people - at Samuel Whitbread Community College.   
  • Friday 8th October 2010 - Successful candidates informed that they have been put forward for final assessment - and those candidates on a training programme will recieve notification of an initial visit by one of the Joint Co-ordinators to write their individual training plan(ITP).
  • Easter 2011 - Candidates must pass QTS skills tests.
  • Summer 2011 - Final assessment visit by independent QA team.
Suitable candidates for this training route would include any teacher who has a degree and who has trained as a teacher overseas (and can produce relevant NARIC certification for their qualifications) - but who does not yet have QTS status in this country. In addition, the school would need to be able to gather a portfolio of evidence (teaching files, lesson observations, value added data etc…) which proves that the applicant already satisfies the standards required to achieve QTS before the school is able to recommend them for assessment.

The employing school are, in effect, recommending their ‘OTT’ colleague for assessment – based upon the evidence that they have to support the claim for QTS.  Completing and submitting an Audit of this Evidence is part of our selection procedure.

  
 
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