The Registered Teacher Programme (RTP) was 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 was designed for people that had completed two years of

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, and had gained a qualification such as a

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. To be on the Registered Teacher Programme, a person was required to work in a school as an unqualified teacher, usually for two years. The minimum wage for a person on the programme was £15,461, with the school getting a grant of £9,100 from the (now-defunct)

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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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