Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 Year
Complete your iQTS with St Mary’s and receive an internationally recognised teaching qualification from wherever you are in the world.
The iQTS is an international route to teacher training allowing you to achieve the internationally recognised qualification of QTS. The course is delivered online, providing greater access to trainees around the world.
The iQTS course at St Mary’s has been designed to build your knowledge, understanding, and confidence of teaching. Trainees will develop pedagogic understanding alongside completing school-based placements, allowing you to apply theory to practice.
St Mary’s iQTS has been developed by international teachers who work in initial teacher training (ITT) so we understand the nuances of teaching internationally, whilst ensuring we meet the high standards of the DfE’s QTS criteria.
Some examples of job roles and areas of work for graduates of International Qualified Teacher Status (iQTS) include:
teaching
Some examples of job roles and areas of work for graduates of International Qualified Teacher Status (iQTS) include:
teaching
Our iQTS allows you to choose from the following phases:
Primary (5 to 11 years old)
Secondary (11 to 16 years old.
For Secondary routes, you can teach any subject as long as the age phase you work in matches your route.
Our iQTS course structure includes a combination of taught content, 120 days in school, and a further 20 days of Intensive Training and Practice (ITAP).
School experience will be supported by university input, delivered online by subject specialists and experienced tutors helping you to make the connection between your learning and practice. This will be a combination of synchronous and asynchronous teaching.
Course content is carefully designed to meet the requirements of the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF) and is underpinned by research-informed practice.
The modules are illustrative of what may be offered on your iQTS programme in September 2025 and January 2026.
There is a requirement to attend synchronous sessions alongside engagement with asynchronous content.
Please note: it is possible that a module listed on the website will not be able to run due to reasons beyond our control. For more information please refer to our course information disclaimer.
Responsive Teaching (online)
Curriculum Inquiry (online)
Education for Global Citizenship (online)
School Experience
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