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Welcome to the Chartered College of Teaching

The Chartered College of Teaching is the professional body for teachers. Our mission is to empower a knowledgeable and respected teaching profession.

Through membership and accreditation, we are working to develop effective, evidence-informed teachers and leaders, improve the quality of professional learning, establish more robust career pathways for teachers, and improve job satisfaction within the teaching profession.

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Organisation-wide professional development to empower an evidence-informed culture.
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Chartered Status - A career-long development opportunity to support you to deepen your knowledge, strengthen your expertise and increase your impact.
A career-long development opportunity to support you to increase your impact within your role.
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3.6 million

children supported

95%

of our members teach or work in schools

Strengthen your school’s commitment to an evidence-informed culture with Group Membership. Empower staff with professional accreditation, career development and evidence-informed CPD. Attract and retain top teaching talent, enhance whole-school collaboration and connect with a global network of educators. Invest in your teachers, raise the status of the profession and drive classroom impact.

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What is Chartered Status?

Chartered Status is a professional learning and accreditation pathway supporting career-long development.
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Student membership

For individuals who are currently enrolled in a course or programme designed for teacher training, whether at a university or through a school-based route.
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Certificate in Evidence-Informed Practice

Develop confidence in evidence-informed teaching, engage with research and apply learning through this certified online CPD unit.
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About Fellowship

Fellowship recognises dedicated teachers and leaders for their significant, sustained impact on the profession. It is a formal mark of their achievements, skills and expertise as a teaching professional.

The Chartered College of Teaching is an unequivocally positive voice for teaching, raising the status of the profession to benefit teachers, their students and the whole of society.  But don’t take it from us, hear from our members.

Latest news and opportunities

Insights from the Teaching Commission conversations (1)

Reimagining professional learning, representation and retention: Insights from the Teaching Commission conversations

On 12th March, we brought together teachers, leaders and sector experts in Manchester to explore the Teaching Commission’s recommendations, and a central question: What next for the teaching profession? The conversation was rich, challenging and hopeful – reflecting a profession deeply committed to shaping a more sustainable, equitable future for teaching...
How can educators make evidence-informed decisions about EdTech products

How can educators make evidence-informed decisions about EdTech products?

In a crowded marketplace where products with big claims emerge rapidly, how can educators feel confident they’re choosing tools for their classrooms which will have a positive impact on their students’ pedagogical outcomes? Here at the Chartered College we have an embedded evidence-first approach, and so we applied this to the process of evaluating EdTech products...
Teacher Development Trust to become part of the Chartered College of Teaching (2)

Teacher Development Trust to become part of the Chartered College of Teaching

The Teacher Development Trust (TDT) will become part of the Chartered College of Teaching this summer. The TDT, a charity focussed on improving teachers’ professional development, said that becoming part of the College would allow its research and other work to continue to have an impact.  To support this, TDT will gift its assets and reserves to the professional body for teachers.
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Dame Alison Peacock comments on the Schools White Paper

"I welcome the White Paper’s aspirational vision of a broader education, one where all children are encouraged to achieve academically and to thrive as people, where pupils build strong foundations of knowledge and are active participants in their own learning."

Upcoming Events

Annual Lecture and Celebration Event with Professo Teresa Cremin

Chartered College of Teaching Annual Lecture and Celebration

The Chartered College of Teaching is delighted to invite you to our Annual Lecture and Celebration, which will take place on Saturday 21st March 2026, 1-5pm at the British Library. We are delighted to host Professor Teresa Cremin, Professor of Education (Literacy) and Co-Director of the Literacy and Social Justice Centre at The Open University, as our keynote speaker for our Annual Lecture this year.
March 21, 2026
1:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
£5 - £30