The Registered Teacher Programme (RTP) is a programme in

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and

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for non-graduates to complete a degree, and gain qualified teacher status. The programme is designed for people that have completed two years of

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, and have gained a qualification such as a

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or Foundation degree. To be on the Registered Teacher Programme, a person is required to work in a school as an unqualified teacher, usually for two years. The minimum wage for a person on the programme is £15,461, with the school getting a grant of £9,100 from the Training and Development Agency for Schools to help towards the cost of employment.

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Registered Teacher Programme
– TDA website Professional certification in teaching Teaching in the United Kingdom {{Wales-stub

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