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Chartered Teacher Accreditation Route Rules

The Chartered Teacher Accreditation Route Rules (pdf) provide information on:

  • eligibility for and application for admission to both the accreditation route and the programme route
  • procedures of the national assessment planel
  • the process leading up to the award of Chartered Teacher Status
  • appeal procedures

It is expected that these rules will be useful for the following audiences:

  • applicants for Chartered Teacher status 
  • registered teachers
  • schools and professional associations
  • Scottish Government Teacher Division
  • HMIE Inspectors of Schools
  • employing authorities
  • those members of other professions, and the public more generally, who have an interest in the professional development of teachers  

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