What is Chartered Status?

Chartered Status is a professional accreditation that recognises the knowledge, skills and behaviours of highly accomplished teachers, mentors and school leaders. 

Our Chartered Status pathways are designed to support career-long development as you engage in meaningful, evidence-informed professional learning that helps you to strengthen your expertise and increase your impact within your role.

Choose the pathway that’s right for you

There are three pathways to Chartered Status. When selecting your pathway, you should choose the pathway that aligns most closely with your current role.

I am an experienced teacher

Our Teacher pathway is designed for accomplished classroom teachers, giving you the opportunity to engage with education research to hone your skills and be recognised for your teaching expertise.

Chartered Teacher Status pathway

I am a teacher and also hold some leadership responsibilities

Our Teacher pathway is ideal for teachers with additional leadership responsibilities, giving you the opportunity to engage with education research to strengthen and showcase your expertise and increase your impact within your leadership role.

Chartered Teacher Status pathway

I am employed in a senior/executive leadership role within a school or trust

Our Leadership pathway is ideal for school leaders with whole school influence and strategic responsibility within a school, or across multiple schools. Use education research to increase your impact and drive school development.

Chartered Teacher Status pathway (2)

I am a teacher and also hold some mentoring responsibilities

Our Mentor pathway provides an opportunity for you to focus on your development as a mentor, whilst also recognising your experience and expertise as an accomplished classroom teacher.

Chartered Teacher Status pathway (1)

I am a trainee or early career teacher

Our Chartered pathways are typically recommended for experienced teachers and leaders. You may find our Early Career Hub of interest. You may also be interested in our Certificate in Evidence-Informed Practice course which earns you credits you can put towards Chartered Status in future.

Early Career Hub

I work in teacher education, or another role in education

Unfortunately these roles are not eligible for Chartered pathways. However you may be interested in our Certificate in Evidence-Informed Practice course which is a standalone certified unit that also provides credits you can put towards Chartered Status should you become eligible in future. 

Certifcate in Evidence-Informed Practice icon of a laptop with a certificate and text overlay reading: 10 credits towards Chartered Status

Eligibility

To be eligible for our Chartered pathways, you must hold membership of the Chartered College and be currently employed as a teacher or school leader, working with children or young people aged 0-19 years in an early years, primary, secondary, further education or specialist setting:

  1. a) in the UK, Ireland, a Crown Dependency or a British Overseas Territory;
  2. b) in a Services Education Setting;
  3. c) in a British International School; or
  4. d) in none of the above, but who has completed initial teacher training in the UK.