If you are qualified as a teacher inside the EU, mobility laws apply and you can access teaching positions in the same way as 'home' trained teachers.

If you are qualified as a teacher overseas and outside the EEA, you may be eligible to work in England as a temporary teacher without qualified teacher status (QTS) for up to four years. This programme is currently available in England only.

 Once you have found a teaching position in a school, the OTTP will provide you with your own individual training and assessment programme which will ultimately lead to your qualification to teach in England permanently.

What qualifications do you need?

You must first be qualified as a teacher overseas and working as an unqualified teacher in a school in England.

In addition, if you qualified outside the European Economic Area (EEA), you will need:

• a qualification equivalent to a UK bachelors degree
• a qualification equivalent to GCSE grade C or above in mathematics and English, and
• if you intend to teach primary or key stage 2/3 (ages 7-14), you must also have achieved a standard equivalent to a grade C in a GCSE science subject.

Visit the National Academic Recognition Centre (NARIC) website (www.naric.org.uk) to find out whether your qualifications are of an equivalent level to UK GCSEs, A-levels and an undergraduate degree.

 How long does the OTTP take?

The length of the programme will depend on the extent of additional training you need. However, the longest you can spend on the programme is one year.

If you feel your skills and experience are sufficient to meet all the QTS standards without further training, you may apply for QTS assessment only.

 How do you apply?

The school will do this for you.