Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is required in England and Wales to become, and continue being, a teacher of children in state schools that are under local authority control, and in special education schools. Similar statuses exist in the rest of the United Kingdom (Scotland and Northern Ireland), but under different names.
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Famous quotes containing the words qualified, teacher and/or status:
“It has been from Age to Age an Affectation to love the Pleasure of Solitude, among those who cannot possibly be supposed qualified for passing Life in that Manner.”
—Richard Steele (1672–1729)
“The dyed-in-the-wool teacher takes everything seriously only with respect to his students—himself included.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“[In early adolescence] she becomes acutely aware of herself as a being perceived by others, judged by others, though she herself is the harshest judge, quick to list her physical flaws, quick to undervalue and under-rate herself not only in terms of physical appearance but across a wide range of talents, capacities and even social status, whereas boys of the same age will cite their abilities, their talents and their social status pretty accurately.”
—Terri Apter (20th century)