Recently Qualified Teacher Programme
Transform Your Teaching. Strengthen Your Practice. Evidence Your Growth.
The transition from qualifying as a teacher to becoming a confident and highly effective classroom practitioner is a significant stage of professional development.
The ESP Recently Qualified Teacher Programme provides structured professional learning for teachers in British international schools who are at the beginning of their careers.
Across nine interactive online sessions, participants will develop their classroom practice, reflect upon their performance and build a portfolio of evidence against the English Teachers’ Standards.
Supporting early-career teachers in every British international school
Any British international school can employ a teacher at the beginning of their career. However, statutory induction can only be completed in an eligible school in England or a DfE accredited British School Overseas.
This programme enables British international schools, including those that are not currently BSO-accredited, to provide structured professional development for teachers who are new to the profession.
It is suitable for:
Recently Qualified Teachers
Early Career Teachers
Internationally trained teachers
Teachers with QTS working in schools that cannot offer statutory induction
Teachers with fewer than three years of classroom experience
Colleagues who want to reflect upon their performance against the English Teachers’ Standards
The programme is delivered by ESP Education, the Department for Education’s specialist Appropriate Body for ECT induction in British Schools Overseas.
Develop the foundations of excellent teaching
Participants will follow a practical professional development journey covering all eight English Teachers’ Standards and Part Two, relating to personal and professional conduct.
The programme will enable teachers to:
Strengthen their classroom practice
Develop confidence as an international educator
Reflect critically upon their professional performance
Identify strengths and priorities for further development
Apply practical strategies directly within the classroom
Record evidence of their progress against the Teachers’ Standards
Build a professional portfolio demonstrating their development
Prepare for future progression and accreditation opportunities
Each session combines professional learning with reflection and practical follow-up activity.
How the programme works
Attend interactive online training
Participants join nine online sessions delivered across two academic terms, beginning in November 2026.
Apply learning in school
Each session is supported by practical follow-up activities that encourage teachers to apply new learning within their classrooms.
Reflect upon professional development
Participants evaluate the impact of their practice and consider how their learning relates to the English Teachers’ Standards.
Build a development portfolio
Teachers record evidence, reflections and examples of professional growth in a structured portfolio.
For teachers with QTS working in a school that cannot offer statutory induction, this portfolio may provide helpful evidence if they subsequently apply for a reduced induction period after moving to an eligible school. Any reduction remains subject to the support of the employing school and the final decision of its Appropriate Body.
What participants will gain
Greater classroom confidence
Practical guidance helps teachers make well-informed professional decisions and respond confidently to the demands of the classroom.
Stronger professional practice
The programme addresses the essential knowledge and skills required to become an increasingly effective teacher.
Structured reflection
Participants are supported to evaluate their impact, recognise progress and identify appropriate priorities for continued development.
Evidence of professional growth
A structured portfolio enables participants to demonstrate how their knowledge, skills and classroom practice have developed.
A supportive professional network
Teachers learn alongside other early-career colleagues working within British international schools, sharing experiences and reflecting upon common opportunities and challenges.
Programme fee
£350 per teacher
The fee includes all nine online sessions, practical follow-up activities and access to individual support when required.
Take the next step in your teaching career
Whether you are developing your classroom practice, building confidence or creating a record of your professional growth, the Recently Qualified Teacher Programme will help you move forward with clarity and purpose.
To register a teacher for the 2026/27 programme or request further information, email mark@espeducation.co.uk.