Tes Institute
Straight to Teaching is provided by Tes Institute, a leading teacher training and development provider. So far they have helped over 2,500 school staff on their journey towards QTS and offer a range of training and CPD courses for teachers and schools. Since 2019, HFL Education have partnered with Tes Institute to make this route available to suitable staff at a discounted rate within the Hertfordshire area.
Teaching assistants who join the programme through HFL Education will receive a 5% discount on their fees, with the code HFL5, which must be entered into section 7 on the online application form.
Read more about Straight to Teaching here.
Straight to Teaching
If you’re a graduate and are working as a TA or unqualified teacher, Straight to Teaching can help you to take the next step in your career and become a qualified teacher without leaving your current school.
Start dates
Straight to Teaching is a flexible programme with start dates throughout the year, so you can start training at a time that is right for you and your school. Courses start every half term in 2025-26:
Straight to Teaching application deadline | Straight to Teaching start date |
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Monday 8th December 2025 | Monday 5th January 2026 |
Monday 2nd February 2026 | Monday 23rd February 2026 |
Monday 23rd March 2026 | Monday 20th April 2026 |
Monday 11th May 2026 | Monday 1st June 2026 |
Programme length
Your programme will vary in length from 1.5 to five terms depending on your existing teaching experience. If you have at least two years’ teaching experience, you may be eligible to go straight to QTS assessment via our Assessment Only route and gain QTS in as little as 12 weeks.
Course delivery
The programme is delivered through a blend of online and in-school experience, support and assessment, and we’ll provide you with expert advice, support and guidance every step of the way.
Tutor support
An experienced personal pathway tutor will work with you and your school to create a personalised QTS preparation plan and timeline and offer support and guidance throughout your programme.
Quote HFL5 to receive your 5% discount on course fees.
Fees vary depending on the amount of preparation you need to get ready for QTS assessment. All fees include the Straight to Teaching course and the cost of QTS assessment via our Assessment Only route.
You can pay in full at the start of your course, or pay termly or monthly to spread the payments across the length of your course.
The Straight to Teaching course costs £4,725-£7,875 plus VAT (as applicable).
Subject to exceptions, VAT will be charged at the rate of 20 per cent. Where the school, rather than the individual agrees to pay all or part of the tuition fee you may be able to recover VAT. Schools may consider meeting the tuition fee and making their own arrangements, if they wish to do so, with the individual concerned.
Course | Price (excluding VAT) |
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Straight to Teaching: short preparation, 1.5 terms | £4,725 |
Straight to Teaching: medium preparation, 2-3 terms | £6,300 |
Straight to Teaching: high preparation, 4-5 terms | £7,875 |
Tes Institute on-demand webinars
Learn about the professional development and teaching qualifications available from Tes Institute in our on-demand webinars. Available programmes include teaching and TA apprenticeships, and Straight to Teaching, a teacher development programme that prepares you to qualify as a teacher via the Assessment Only route.
Krishna Sanal, former Straight to Teaching learner:
Being able to study and connect with other student teachers was a great experience. The connection was one of the highlights of the course.
Neil Ward, Headteacher, Amwell View School and Specialist Sports College:
It has become increasingly difficult to find initial teacher training routes that enable graduates to train in a specialist setting alongside mainstream experience. When we discovered TES Straight into Teaching it was exactly what we needed to ensure that we could provide high quality training and encourage the development of our future special school teachers.
The route is flexible with regards to start times which works for both the trainee and school. It also takes into account unqualified experience and tailors the length of the course to the trainee. The modules available cover all key areas including aspects of special needs and again allows schools to work with trainees in a flexible way in terms of timings.
Our experience of the Straight into Teaching route very much supports our school ethos and enables us to provide high quality mentoring to support trainees and identify strengths and key areas for development and understanding of pedagogy.
The route supports our school to work with trainees and personalise their training to ensure all of the teacher standards are being met before the assessment period. We very much recommend this route into teaching for special schools and trainees.
