Professional Knowledge Award

Audience: Dependent on pathway, classroom teachers, middle leaders, school based mentors and senior school leaders.

The Professional Knowledge Award is an exam-based unit designed to recognise and celebrate advanced professional knowledge in teaching and learning, curriculum, and assessment. Tailored to meet the needs of different roles in education, this unit is available via three options:

Professional Knowledge Award: For classroom teachers and middle leaders on our Chartered Teacher Pathway
Professional Knowledge Award (Mentor): For school based mentors on our Chartered Teacher (Mentor) pathway
Professional Knowledge Award (Leadership): For senior and executive leaders on our Chartered Teacher (Leadership) pathway.

This allows you to choose the certified unit that best suits you and your role.

Exam Structure

As part of the Professional Knowledge Award you will undertake three exams. Each timed exam will be undertaken online and tailored to your pathway:

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) examination
Objective Structured Teaching Exercise (OSTE), a scenario-based examination.
Written examination

Support and Resources

To help you prepare for your examinations, you will have access to:

Detailed examination guidance
Practice examinations and exemplars
Reading lists
Free access to a short online course The Principles of Assessment which will introduce you to assessment theory and builds your understanding of assessment purpose, reliability, assessment error and bias.

Exams Access Arrangements

At the Chartered College of Teaching we are committed to ensuring all candidates have the necessary support to access their exams. If you require access arrangements, such as additional time or other accommodations please contact charteredteacher@chartered.college for more information.

Eligibility

If you are interested in working towards Chartered Status, please ensure that you meet the relevant eligibility requirements for your chosen pathway.

Recognition of prior learning

We offer Recognition of Prior Certificated Learning (RPCL) on this unit. Check which qualifications we accept and how to apply.

Course length

1-12 months, self-paced, online.

This unit can be completed in a term or less, however many candidates choose to undertake this unit alongside other Chartered Status units, for example completing one exam per term over three terms.

Enrolment fee

£139

I am more critically reflective of what I do and use my knowledge of research evidence to try out new strategies and techniques.

Chartered Teacher

Chartered Teacher Status cohort 2022

Chartered Status offers the profession the opportunity to raise the status of teaching as a more rigorous pursuit. Personally within my setting it has afforded us access to a wider range of evidence-informed solutions and leadership practices.

Chartered Teacher (Leadership)

Chartered Teacher Status cohort 2023