QTS Skills Tests
The QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) skills tests, need to be taken and passed by anyone on an Initial Teacher Training (ITT) course, before thay can be awarded a QTS.
The tests are designed to ensure basic skills are acheived to fulfill your wider professional role in a school
Note:You cannot be recommended for QTS until all relevant skills tests have been passed and the other QTS standards met.
QTS Skills Tests Subjects
Who has to Pass the Skills Test?
In England all trainee teachers on an ITT programme must pass the QTS Skills Tests, as well as meeting other standards, before being awarded a QTS. This means you cannot teach in a maintained school or non-maintained special school as a qualified teacher until passing these tests.
Taking the Skills Test - QTS Test Centres
To take the Skills tests you will need a registration number and an e-mail address, (You will receive your seven-digit registration number from your training provider) and register online. You will then receive you username and password, usually within 24 hours.
You will need to register as soon as possible, so once you have your number Register for the QTS Skills Tests.
There are 50 QTS Skills Test Centre locations throughout England. Over half of these are located within teacher training providers. Other locations include schools, further education colleges and commercial test centres.
Your initial teacher training provider should be able to advise you on your nearest test centre, and provide you with resources to prepare for the QTS skills test.
You can book your test online and it is highly recommended that you book your test as early in your final year as possible.
QTS What to Learn?
Further reading about the tests can be found below:
- QTS Practice Test
- Numeracy Skills Test
- Literacy Skills Test
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Skills Test