Frequently Asked Questions>  Fast Track Teaching

For information about the Fast Track programme  you can visit their website:

www.fasttrackteaching.gov.uk

Also click on the links below to read the answer to the Fast Track FAQ's below:

• I am going to begin my NQT year this year. I have finished my PGCE and the skills test, but I am not yet a fully qualified teacher.  Am I eligible to apply for Fast Track?
   
• I have QTS, but have been teaching in the private sector for a while.  What point of the pay scale will I be on?
   
• Does it matter what subject I teach when applying to join the Fast Track programme?
   
• I have a 3rd class degree, does that stop me applying to the Fast Track programme?
   
• I am a qualified teacher from overseas and would like to teach in the UK.  What do I need to do?
   
• Am I too old to apply for the Fast Track?
   
• I am a teacher with management allowances added to my pay.  If I take up a Fast Track post will I lose money as a result of joining the programme?
   
• I am currently training to be a teacher.  How should I apply to Fast Track?
   
• I am a teachers in a sixth form college, qualified to teach in further education.  Am I eligible for FTT?
   
• When can I apply to the Fast Track?
   
• I am completing my induction year.  Can I apply to the Fast Track as an NQT even though I do not yet hold QTS?
   
• If I am very close to the threshold, is it worth me applying?
   
• How long does the recruitment process take?
   
• Will my school be reimbursed if I attend an Assessment Centre?
   
• Do I need to be employed already to join fast track or will FT find me a post?  I have just qualified with QTS and do not have a contract for September.
   
• Will there be a substantial element of choice involved in the decision of applying for jobs?
   
• If I relocate to get a Fast Track teaching post, will I be paid relocation costs?
   
• How long are you obliged to remain part of the fast track programme?
   
• Once part of the fast track system can a teacher work elsewhere, such as Scotland or further abroad, and either remain in the program or take temporary leave from it?
   
• What is the difference between the Fast Track programme and normal teaching?
   
• What if I don't want to be a Head Teacher?
   
• What is accelerated about the Fast Track programme?
   
• How often will I be expected to change schools?
   
• How can I lose Fast Track status?
   
• If I needed a career break whilst on the Fast Track Programme would I have to reapply?
   
• I'm keen to progress, but I like my current school.  Can I apply for Fast Track but not move to a new school?
   
• Is the scheme limited to England?
   
• What subjects can I teach on the Fast Track?
   
• Can I teach in an Independent school and stay on the Fast Track Programme?
   
• Can I join the Fast Track Programme in the school that I am in now even though they have not previously mentored a Fast Track participant?

Liz.Townend@southglos.gov.uk

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