ATS (Advanced Teacher Status)

The Education & Training Foundation (ETF) launched Advanced Teacher Status (ATS) for teachers and trainers on 23 June 2017. This is a further step in improving and championing the quality of the sector’s teaching and training profession, and also develops the ETF’s trusted role in delivering the Department for Education’s workforce strategy.

Advanced Teacher Status (ATS) is the badge of advanced professionalism and mastery in further education and training. It is an advanced professional status that is conferred by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) through the Society for Education and Training (SET).

This status recognises experienced education professionals who can demonstrate:

  • mastery in teaching and/or training
  • an exemplary degree of subject knowledge in their area of professional expertise
  • effectiveness in working collaboratively to improve teaching standards amongst their peers and within their organisation or network.

Two cohorts of ATS applicants have been filled and a third cohort will start in October 2018.  

Find out more about ATS by downloading the flyer or visiting the SET website.

What are the benefits of ATS?

ATS will be a deserved badge of recognition for advanced teachers and trainers.

Achievement of ATS will allow you to:

  • demonstrate to employers and colleagues your mastery in teaching or training
  • advance your career in terms of progressing to more senior roles
  • use ATS as a designation in your signature and profiles
  • upgrade your SET membership to Fellow.

Undertaking ATS is an excellent developmental opportunity that will enable you to:

  • reflect on your practice to further improve your teaching and learning skills
  • critically evaluate practice and build collaborative relationships with colleagues and learners, developing skills in mentoring colleagues to bring about changes in your own and others’ practice
  • maintain and update your subject knowledge and educational research
  • collaborate with your employers, where applicable
  • contribute to organisational development and quality improvement
  • develop curriculum or teaching and learning leadership skills.

We have worked closely with the Chartered College of Teaching to ensure holders of ATS will automatically be conferred Chartered Teacher Status.