WHat is The NQT?

Question:I am graduated from the Faculty of Commerce/Accounting Dept. so I was not really qualified as a Teacher but I worked for 4 years in an International school as a TA. Now I travelled to Doha, and will start my new job as a Teacher for Y1. My TAs friends all started doing the Montessori to be more qualified. I heard of the NQT but I really don't understand is it a Certificate that I can take on-line like the Montessori or is it Something I had to study in UK, at College? And which is better for me to study first, the Montessori or the NQT (if I can study it on-line)?
Sorry if my question sounds silly but I really need an answer.
Thank you.

Answers:
Hiya,

As already said "NQT" stands for 'Newly Qualified Teacher'. After studying to become a teacher (in other words, after doing a degree course, or other access course), the teacher is in their first year of teaching and is called a NQT or Newly Qualified Teacher. During this first year, the teacher will undergo further training, receive support from the school and will be assessed. After the first year of teaching, the teacher will be assessed to see if they meet teaching standards. If they do, they continue teaching into their second year.

I hope this makes sense.

So, NQT isn't a course, it is the term given to a teacher in their first year of teaching.

You also mentioned Montessori. Montessori is an alternative education system which operates outside of the governed state education systems. Montessori is normally pre-school education.

To teach in another education system (e.g. Steiner, Montessori) it is common to have to go additional training to understand their philosophy of education and their teaching methods. Doing a certificate in Montessori education will only benefit those wanting to work in Montessori schools. It doesn't really make you more "qualified", just allows you to work in their schools. The certificate wouldn't be recognised in other education systems.

So, Montessori is an education system.
NQT is the first year that teachers go through after completing the degree course.

I'll just like to make it clear that by undertaking a Montessori course, that diploma will only allow you teach in their schools, not all schools.

I don't know where in the world you are based, so you will have to think what education system you want to work in - state, private, independent?

I hope this of help to you.
It doesn't sound like the answer you're looking for, but in the UK, NQT stands for Newly Qualified Teacher.

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