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Practise: Professional
Professional Formation
Formation
What
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theprocess
processofofobtaining
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QualifiedTeacher
TeacherLearning
Learningand
andSkills
Skills(QTLS)
(QTLS)and
andAssociate
AssociateTeacher
Teacher
Learning
LearningandandSkills
Skills(ATLS)
(ATLS)status?
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Elements

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Professional Formation Components
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Standardised Elements
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Qualification

Declaration Literacy & Numeracy

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Suitability
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Teaching and Learning

Subject Currency

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planning

Professional Formation Components


Professional Formation Components
Personalised Elements
Personalised Elements
WHAT?

Professional
ProfessionalFormation
Formation
IsIsaapost
postqualification
qualificationprocess
processbybywhich
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gain
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Learning
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andSkills
Skills(ATLS)
(ATLS)by
bydemonstrating
demonstratingthrough
throughprofessional
professional
practice:
practice:
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abilityto
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useeffectively
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theskills
skillsand
andknowledge
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whilst
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capacityto
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meetthe
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HOW?

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(QTLS)or orAssociate
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process.ThisThisentails:
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and
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elementsofofProfessional
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WHO?

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andSkills
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(QTLS)and
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Expression of Portfolio sent Conferral of


Intent made: by: ATLS/QTLS
status by:

Spring Sep 1-Oct 31 End February April 30

Summer Dec 1-Jan 31 June 30 August 31

Winter April 1-May 31 October 31 December 31


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Qualification

To
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www.qca.org.uk/qca_4550.aspx
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Self Evaluation

This
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Teaching &
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Professional
Development Plan

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discussion.
FAQs

Why
Whymust
mustI Iregister
registermymyintention
intentionto tobegin
beginthe
theProfessional
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Formation
Formationprocess?
process?
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Byregistering
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intentiontotoundertake
undertakeProfessional
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you
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How
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September2007,
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I Ihave
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