Tool: Professional standards for teachers

Qualified teacher status

Core

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Excellent teacher

Advanced skills teacher

C14 Read the previous Core standard

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Subjects and curriculum

C15

Have a secure knowledge and understanding of their subjects/curriculum areas and related pedagogy including: the contribution that their subjects/curriculum areas can make to cross-curricular learning; and recent relevant developments. Read C15 NQT guidance

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C16

Know and understand the relevant statutory and non-statutory curricula and frameworks, including those provided through the National Strategies, for their subjects/curriculum areas and other relevant initiatives across the age and ability range they teach. Read C16 NQT guidance

C17 Read the next Core standard

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All Core standards

Attributes	Knowledge and understanding	Skills
Relationships with children and young people C1 C2 Frameworks C3 Communicating and working with others C4 C5 C6 Personal professional development C7 C8 C9	Teaching and learning C10 Assessment and monitoring C11 C12 C13 C14 Subjects and curriculum C15 C16 Literacy, numeracy and ICT C17 Achievement and diversity C18 C19 C20 C21 Health and well-being C22 C23 C24 C25	Planning C26 C27 C28 Teaching C29 C30 Assessing, monitoring and giving feedback C31 C32 C33 C34 Reviewing teaching and learning C35 C36 Learning enviornment C37 C38 C39 Team working and collaboration C40 C41

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Tool: Professional standards for teachers

Subjects and curriculum

All Core standards

Attributes

Knowledge and understanding

Skills