Entry Criteria

Applications are made online through the Graduate Teacher Training Registry. www.gttr.ac.uk

GCSE requirement

All entrants must have achieved a standard equivalent to a grade C in the GCSE examination in English and Mathematics.

(Qualifications in key and functional skills at level 2 may represent the same level of attainment as GCSE grade C and above in the national qualifications framework (NQF). However, they are not equivalent to GCSEs in terms of content, and applicants with key and functional skills certificates but without GCSEs at grade C or above in English and mathematics are advised to take the equivalency tests below).

For equivalency information visit:

www.equivalencytesting.com

or www.3atutors.co.uk

Degree requirement

All entrants must hold a degree of a United Kingdom higher education institution or equivalent qualification.

You must have a first degree with honours class 2:2 or above in any subject, from a UK university, or an equivalent qualification.  An honours degree comprises 360 HE credit points of which at least 90 must be at level 6 of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). Please note that regulations require you to have a qualification worth 360 points or more, a points total aggregated from a number of standalone modules is not acceptable. The Higher Education Credit Framework gives further details of the level descriptors for academic study.

For a comparison of overseas qualifications visit:

www.naric.org.uk