Podcast: My QTLS experience: Nick Chadwick

Miles Mantle is a teacher working in a medium-secure forensic hospital in London. Here he describes why he decided to work towards a professional status by undertaking Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status and the impact it had on his teaching practice.

Andrew Dowell, Head of Professional Status and Standards at the Education and Training Foundation (ETF), explains how sufficiency and authenticity are the key words when it comes to being successfully awarded Qualified Teaching and Learning Skills Status (QTLS).

I was astonished when my internal application for funding to gain the Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status was rejected by my college.

In this session, we discuss the stages, signs and symptoms of menopause, along with the impact, treatment and support options. We also touch on the impact in the workplace and how employers can help.

We've collated our top eight useful sites, resource packs and activities for educators wishing to celebrate and teach black history throughout the month of October and beyond. 

The UK’s prison education system is reeling from wider issues associated with the sector, as well as a lack of funding. But there are hopes that a fresh approach may see a greater focus on education as a means of rehabilitation, as David Adams discovers.