Useful Contacts
Whether you are considering if teaching is the right career for you, or you are newly qualified, an experienced qualified teacher, or overseas-trained teacher, this area of the site provides details of Government teacher recruitment web sites and national teaching career help lines, which may be of interest.
Please select from the following list of useful contacts, for further details:-
- Department For Education and Skills (DfES)
- General Teaching Council (GTC) for England
- Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) Advice Line
- Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR)
- Immigration (Including Work Permits)
- National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC)
- Overseas Trained Teachers Help Line (OTTs)
- Registered Teacher Programme (RTP) Advice Line
- Student Associates Scheme
- Teacher Training Agency (TTA)
- Teaching Information Line (TIL)
- Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
If you are considering whether teaching is the right career for you, please click on Routes into Teaching for details of the different routes into teaching.
Coventry's teacher recruitment team is here to help and can be contacted by phoning our teacher recruitment help line on 024 7683 2121, or by email on jobs@coventry.gov.uk or by writing to the following address:
Teachers Recruitment
HR Recruitment Service
Room 107
1st Floor Civic Centre 2
Earl Street
Coventry
CV1 5RR
Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
The government department responsible for education provides extensive information on education policy and teachers' pay and conditions.
Tel: 0870 000 2288 (General information line)
Tel: 0800 731 9133 (Student support information line, including student loans)
Website: www.dfes.gov.uk
General Teaching Council (GTC) for England
Teachers working in schools in England must be registered with the GTC.
For more information about the GTC, professional standards and educational research:
Tel: 0870 0010 308
Website: www.gtce.org.uk
Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) Advice Line
Trained consultants and practising teachers are available to answer questions about the GTP.
Tel: 01245 454 444
Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR)
GTTR processes applications for postgraduate initial teacher training courses in England and Wales. Their web site details providers of initial teacher training and the courses / programmes they offer.
Tel: 0870 112 2205
Website: www.gttr.ac.uk
Immigration (Including Work Permits)
Further information is available at:
Work Permits (UK)Immigration and Nationality Directorate
Home Office
Level 5
Moorfoot, Sheffield
S1 4PQ
Tel: 0114 259 4074
Email: wrs@ind.homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Website: http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachinginengland
Home Office - EU Registration
Tel: 0870 521 0224
National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC)
For overseas graduates wishing to undertake initial teacher training, NARIC assesses overseas qualifications for UK equivalence.
Tel: 08709 904 088
Overseas Trained Teachers Help Line (OTTs)
The OTT provide advice regarding overseas qualifications for UK equivalence and appropriate routes to obtain qualified teacher status (QTS) in England.
Tel: 01245 454 321.
Email: ott@ttainfo.co.uk
The government department responsible for education (DfES), web site provides information for overseas trained teachers and can be viewed at:
Website: http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachinginengland
Registered Teacher Programme (RTP) Advice Line
Trained consultants and practising teachers are available to answer questions about the RTP.
Tel: 01245 454 444
Student Associates Scheme
If you are studying at either undergraduate or postgraduate level and would like to find out whether teaching is the career for you, this scheme offers days in school to gain relevant knowledge and experience. For information visit:
Website: www.tta.gov.uk/studentassociates
Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) w.e.f 1st September 2005 (Formerly the Teacher Training Agency - TTA)
The TDA recruitment web site provides detailed information on being a teacher and the training required to become a teacher, including applying for training, financial support and training providers.
Website: www.teach.gov.uk
Teaching Information Line (TIL)
Trained consultants and practising teachers are available to answer questions about becoming a teacher and the teaching profession generally.
The TIL can also arrange visits to one of five hundred open schools to help you decide whether teaching is for you. They also provide three-day taster courses, which offer an in-depth view of teaching today at secondary level and the training options available.
Tel: 0845 6000 991
Minicom: 01245 454343
Email: teaching@ttainfo.gov.uk
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
UCAS processes applications for undergraduate courses, HNDs and university diplomas at UK universities and colleges.
Tel: 0870 112 2211
Website: www.ucas.com
