Nqt year how long to complete

London SEN: London Support: Berkhamsted: Berkshire: Birmingham: Birmingham AS: Isle of Wight: Liverpool: Manchester: Newcastle: Portsmouth: Warrington: Once you have completed your third and final term, your final assessment will determine if you have met all of the teaching standards.

All being well, your NQT mentor will then inform the appropriate body that you have fulfilled the necessary criteria to pass your NQT year. Here are three tips which will help you pass your NQT year with flying colours.

When you meet anyone for the first time, you want to give a good impression. Your NQT classroom is the same. Sure, there might be a few students who want to test your boundaries. Make sure they understand you are in charge. Make sure they understand your academic and behavioural expectations from the beginning.

It is a good idea to set a clear rhythm of how all your lessons start, flow and finish. No one likes a boring lesson, so add some dynamic components to your lessons to keep all students engaged. It can also be helpful to get to know each other. Your NQT year will run far better when you know your students' names.

Create a seating plan, with a few notes about each student to help you remember their names. Once you know their names, your life as a Newly Qualified Teacher, will go so much more smoothly.

It is always embarrassing to need to ask your students their names two or even three times. One of the best and fastest ways to improve as a teacher is observing other teachers. Then try to observe some of their lessons. This is also a powerful way to learn strategies, approaches and activities from experienced teachers. So rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, learn from experienced pros. And an added benefit will be that your relationship with those teachers will be much stronger going forward.

Your NQT induction period currently takes three school terms. These are usually completed consecutively and on a full-time basis in one academic year. But you can take longer if you need. If you are in England, you can take as long as you want to complete your induction period. If you are in Wales, you will need to apply for an extension if you do not meet the requirements in the equivalent of three terms.

After this, a teacher cannot undertake any further supply work of any duration in a maintained school or nursery, non-maintained special school or pupil referral unit unless the local authority has granted an extension OR if the NQT is employed for a term or more and can undertake induction full or part-time. An NQT in a part-time position can still do induction. The post will need to last for a term or more to count towards the induction period.

The length of the induction will be longer. If you are absent for 30 or more school working days, your induction period will be extended by the aggregated number of days absent. You can request an extension of your induction to match the statutory maternity leave period, if you wish.

Your request cannot be refused. It is also essential to check that you still meet all of the teacher standards. Supply teaching is different: you are only allowed to do casual short-term supply for five years after being awarded QTS — after that, you have to do your NQT year if you want to carry on teaching in a state school. If the contract extends for longer than one term, this can contribute towards your NQT induction and the school must put a plan in place to support you.

Casual short-term supply does not count.