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R2.8

That training programmes are designed to provide trainee teachers with sufficient time being trained in schools and/or other settings to enable them to demonstrate that they have met the QTS standards. This means they would typically be structured to include the following periods of time to be spent in training in schools or other settings.

A four year undergraduate QTS programme 160 days (32 weeks)
A two or three year QTS undergraduate programme 120 days (24 weeks)
A secondary graduate QTS programme 120 days (24 weeks)
A primary graduate QTS programme 90 days (18 weeks)
Employment based schemes As determined by the training programme


Footnote: Time in school may be completed on a part-time basis to make up the full-time equivalent amounts detailed in requirement R2.8.

Rationale

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The aim of this requirement is to ensure that training programmes are flexible and coherent in their design, such that time in schools or other suitable settings is closely aligned with other training experiences and is sufficient to enable trainees to demonstrate that they have met the qualified teacher status (QTS) standards.