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What is a Chartered Teacher?
The term Chartered Teacher was introduced following the McCrone agreement (A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century). Chartered Teachers are classroom practitioners, who achieve professional recognition and an enhanced salary because they have earned a qualification based on a national professional Standard. (The Standard for Chartered Teacher)
By national agreement the Chartered Teacher salary scale contains six incremental points. A teacher progresses one point up the scale for every two Chartered Teacher modules, to a maximum of 12 modules, that he/she completes satisfactorily.
What are the benefits of Chartered Teacher status?
Experienced teachers are have faced a difficult choice: to gain further rewards and respect for their professionalism, they have to move away from the classroom into a management post. However, by gaining Chartered Teacher status, with CPDadvantage, you will:
- increase your earning power
- enhance you professional recognition and career progression
- gain membership of the City and Guilds of London Institute (MCGI): a qualification comparable to a Master's degree
- remain a classroom based professional
By obtaining Chartered Teacher status, you can gain the respect and financial rewards appropriate for an experienced professional and you will gain additional knowledge, skills and abilities that will enable you to enhance the quality of learning experiences and achievements of the students you teach.
Who is eligible to become a Chartered Teacher?
In order to register on a Chartered Teacher programme it is necessary to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility from the General Teacher Council for Scotland – www.gtcs.org.uk .
To obtain a Certificate of Eligibility you must demonstrate that you have
- a recognised teaching qualification
- full GTCS registration
- reached the top of the main grade salary scale.
How can I become a Chartered Teacher?
City & Guilds, the UK's leading provider of vocational qualifications, has teamed up with Rocket Learning to develop the CPDadvantage Chartered Teacher programme. It is one of eight programmes approved by GTCS as leading to Chartered Teacher status.
For details of the CPDadvantage Chartered Teacher programme - see Structure and Content of Program
Will the Chartered Teacher award be on a pass/fail basis?
What will the assessment procedures be like?
All asssessment is criterion referenced. Candidates have to demonstrate their ability to meet the requirements of the competences set out in the Standard for Chartered Teacher. At the beginning of each module in the CPDadvantage CT programme, candidates prepare with their tutor, a Module Action Plan (MAP), this will include agreement of the evidence requirements and assessment criteria. All work is assessed and graded against the agreed criteria as ‘satisfactory’ (S) or ‘unsatisfactory’ (U). Where a candidate has almost met the criteria but omitted some evidence or where only minor amendments are required a submission may be 'referred' (R) for resubmission.
I'm not yet eligible for the CT Programme, what can I do now
that would help me later?
If you have not yet met the eligibility criteria you can undertake some preparatory work. You should study the Standard for Chartered Teacher - www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/sfct-00.asp - and think about where you have strengths and where you might have development needs in respect of the requirements of the Standard. You should also establish and maintain a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Portfolio recording your CPD experience and learning. Accreditation of Prior Learning will be an integral part of the development programme for CT status and you will find a CPD portfolio invaluable in this respect.
Will staff in rural or small schools be able to participate
in the programme?
Delivery of the CPDadvantage programme is designed to be flexible and responsive to candidate needs and circumstances. Where, within an area, the number of candidates undertaking a module is sufficient a programme of 'twilight' tutorial support sessions will be organised. But, where this is not possible or where candidates are unable to attend tutorial support will be provided by telephone and e-mail.
How long is the course?
The full Chartered Teacher programme contains 12 modules. Each modules is designed to require 150 hours of ‘notional learner effort’. But the actual amount of time taken by candidates to complete the same module does vary considerably. For the overall programme there was a general assumption that participants might undertake up to two modules per year. You will earn one salary increment for every two Chartered Teacher modules completed satisfactorily. On this basis from start to finish the programme would take up to six years to complete. The programme may be completed more quickly where a candidate can show that his/her learning and experience allow them to claim ‘accreditation for prior learning’ (APL) - see Structure and Content of Programme
How much will it cost me?
Module fees range from £400 for one module and £650 for two. (See Costs for full details of current fees)
What modules are available and when can I start?
See our Calendar section for up
to date information on courses available and start dates.
How many modules can I receive Accreditation for Prior Learning
for?
APL credit can be gained for up to 6 modules, following successful completion of module one (either with us or with another accredited CT provider).
A claim for the full the full award – the Accreditation Route – can be made to the GTC, again this must follow successful completion of Module1.
I still have questions, who can I ask?
If you have questions about Chartered Teacher in general,
contact GTC Scotland (www.gtcs.org.uk).
We have set up an exclusive Chartered Teacher Helpline to
provide you with a friendly contact point to answer any questions
you may have about your entry on to our Chartered Teacher
Programme.
You can
email us at: enquiries@charteredteacher.co.uk
or you can telephone the helpline on: 0131 467 4542
(Mon-Fri, 09.30-16.30)
Additionally,
if you would like us to contact you with new information about
the Chartered Teacher Programme as soon as it becomes available
then please email
us with your contact details.
Standard for Chartered Teacher
The Scottish Executive Education Department published the
Standard for Chartered Teacher on Friday 6 December 2002.
The Standard can be downloaded at: www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/sfct-00.asp
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