QTLS Stories
Learn more about the QTLS process from previous participants.
Andrew Griffin
Andrew Griffin, Senior Lecturer, Finance, Marketing, Business, Halesowen College, discusses how undertaking QTLS allows you to reflect, self-challenge and revisit academic and practitioner research to adapt new ways of working.
Rebecca Atwell
Rebecca Atwell, English GCSE and A Level Teacher, City of Oxford College, discusses her QTLS journey.
Jamie Blanshard
Jamie Blanshard, Teacher in Marine, City College Southampton, discusses how undertaking QTLS gave him the confidence to explore different methods of planning, teaching and assessment strategies within the classroom
Chris Cornwell
Chris Cornwell, Senior Learning and Development Trainer, Capita, discusses how undertaking QTLS has benefited both himself and his learners.
Rebecca Waller-Brown
Rebecca Waller-Brown from Team Fisher discusses how her passion for education motivated her to undertake QTLS.
Tracy Ashcroft
Tracy Ashcroft, Teacher of Health and Social Care at One College in Ipswich, Suffolk, describes her experience undertaking QTLS and the positive impact it has had on her and her students.
Rebecca Rendle
Rebecca Rendle, English Teacher at East London Advanced Technology Training (ELATT), discusses her QTLS journey and how it helped her to develop as a teacher.
Andrei Belikau
Andrei Belikau, Lecturer of Maths at BMET Sutton Coldfield College, discusses their reasons for undertaking QTLS and the effects it has had on their students and organisation.
Ellie Gills
Ellie Gills, Teacher of Health and Social Care at Thomas Rotherham College, speaks to us about undertaking professional formation leading to QTLS and the positive impact it has had.
Lee Norton
Lee Norton, Foundation Skills Tutor at Adult Learning, Norfolk County Council, discusses their experience undertaking QTLS and how it has developed their teaching.
Lucy May
Lucy May, Lecturer in Access to HE and T Levels Healthcare at Basingstoke College of Technology, tells us about her QTLS experience and what she gained from the process.
Charity Burgess
Charity Burgess, Dance Teacher at Forest School LSA, discusses her experience of undertaking QTLS and the positive impact it has had on her practice, learners, and organisation.
Kyle Kirkpatrick
Kyle Kirkpatrick, Deputy Head of School: Arts and Media at Milton Keynes College, talks to us about using QTLS as an opportunity to investigate, invigorate and challenge his teaching practice.
Taylor Hennah
Taylor Hennah, Lecturer in Health and Social Care at Oaklands College gives an insight into her experience of QTLS, having wanted to develop professionally.
Helen Van De Kaa
Helen Van De Kaa has been teaching ICT and business for 18 months. She explains how undertaking QTLS has encouraged her to be more creative with the way she teaches.
Yasmin Manjra
Yasmin explains how the QTLS journey has opened her eyes to the wider teacher profession and is taking her one step closer to her goal of supporting learners with their mental health.
Kerry Anne Richardson
Kerry Anne Richardson explains why pushing herself to undertake her QTLS gave her the boost she needed to be far more confident in her teaching abilities.
Gillian Bagshaw
Gillian is a talent coach and tutor, previously spending 15 years in a Learning and Development role at Natwest. After recently being awarded QTLS, Gillian is due to start a new role of Curriculum Manager at Knowledgepool.
Nick Chadwick
Nick, Education and Assessment Manager at Train Aid, and former Head of Sports Development at Reigate College, explains why he believes QTLS makes you more of a dynamic practitioner why he encourages his teacher trainers to follow the same path.
Tracey Bedford
Tracey is Curriculum Lead for Health and Social Care and Functional Skills for GB Training. She explains how undertaking QTLS status re-ignited her passion for learning and led to a number of positive changes in her role.
Samantha Ziegenfuss
Samantha explains how QTLS has enabled her to be a more reflective practitioner, using her knowledge to experiment with more innovative approaches and alternative ways of engaging students.
Sue Dew-Gosling
Sue has been teaching for 10 years and is also a moderator for AQA. She works at Bracknell and Wokingham College as a Creative Arts Lecturer, teaching students on Level 2 and 3 Art and Design Courses.
Polly Wardle
Polly is a sport lecturer for Bristol City Community Trust, teaching BTEC Level 2 and Level 3. She has been teaching for three years and is also a futsal and football coach.
Liam James
Liam is a lecturer and course coordinator at Weston College for the BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport (Development, Coaching and Fitness). Alongside teaching he is the director of a junior football club which competes in the Junior Premier League, helping to develop aspiring footballers through improving the quality of coaching.
Jenny Stafford-Curtis
Jenny explains how she is managing to balance the QTLS process with a full-time job and why it has already progressed her career.
Jeminiyi Ogunkoya
Jeminiyi is a Qualifications and Development Lead/Lead IQA and has been in the teaching and learning sector since 2010. She explains how QTLS was the perfect match to satisfy her personal work goals.
Darren Bolton
Darren teaches mathematics and Physics (GCSE and AS Level) at an English speaking secondary high school in China. He explains why the experience has led to him considering himself to be a 'lifelong improver'.
Calvin Maye
Calvin has been coaching children and adult learners for over 15 years and is due to start a new job as a PE teacher at the secondary school he left 21 years ago. He also works in a professional football club as an academy coach.
Angela Morris
Angela is a lecturer and tutor in history and social policy and has been teaching since 1995. Angela explains how QTLS has enhanced her confidence as a teacher and encouraged greater discussion about teaching strategies within her organisation.
Alessia Di Meo
Alessia is a Functional Skills tutor for apprenticeships on behalf of the Fire Brigade Union Learning centre, which works in partnership with further education providers to deliver a range of courses and recognised qualifications in IT, Maths, English, Preparation for Life and Work, Health and Social Care and Business and Administration.
Abigail Pannozzo
Abigail has been teaching Level 3 Fine Art, Graphic Communication and Photography at a sixth form college for three years. She explains why undertaking QTLS was so important to her after completing a PGCE in Post-16 education.
Tom Hardy
Tom works as a Key Stage 3 teacher at Phoenix Park Academy, a pupil referral unit in Grimsby. He explains how undertaking QTLS status enabled him to see the bigger picture when it came to understanding the different needs of his learners.
Samson Chumbu
Samson works at Bucks College as an ICT lecturer, teaching students from Level 1 to Level 3. He explains how undertaking QTLS status has had such a strong impact on the direct experience his learners now have in the workplace.
Cheryl Bertschi
Cheryl Bertschi, Tutor and Assessor at Southend Adult Community College, reflects on their QTLS journey and what it has taught them about themself.
Pui Ha Shum
Pui Ha Shum (Functional Skills Tutor, Global Skills Training Ltd.) discusses the impact undertaking QTLS had on their employer, their learners and themself.