This professional adaptation programme is designed for internationally qualified teachers entering the English school system.

Many overseas teachers arrive in the UK with strong teaching ability, subject knowledge, and classroom experience yet struggle to adapt to the expectations, accountability systems, and professional culture of UK schools.

This pathway bridges that gap.

The programme supports teachers to align their existing expertise with the realities of the English curriculum, behaviour expectations, safeguarding requirements, and school accountability structures helping them feel confident, compliant, and professionally secure.

This is not a beginner teaching course. It is a professional recalibration pathway for skilled educators adjusting to a new system.

What this pathway supports

Participants will develop clarity and confidence in:

• How UK curriculum design and sequencing works • How assessment, marking, and evidence are interpreted by schools • Behaviour expectations and classroom culture • Safeguarding and professional standards • Observation, appraisal, and accountability systems • Professional communication and staffroom culture

This reduces risk, improves performance, and supports long-term retention.

Who this is for

This programme is ideal for:

• Overseas-qualified teachers new to the UK • Teachers entering English state or independent schools • Teachers feeling uncertain, overwhelmed, or out of sync with UK expectations • Schools and agencies