Professional standards

Download and adapt our set of career stage expectations for assistant and deputy headteachers, and a SENCO, based on the Teachers' Standards.

Understand your requirements for assessing EYFS teachers, and read a summary of the early years' Teachers' Standards

Read our summary of the Headteachers' Standards 2020, and download our self-assessment tool to track your progress.

Professional standards for headteachers are set out in the Headteachers' Standards. Read expert advice on how other school leaders – including SBMs and heads of school – can use these standards, alongside other resources.

Read our summary of the Teachers' Standards, and find out how they relate to career stage expectations and progression.

Learn about the non-statutory professional standards for TAs and find out how you, your SLT and teachers might choose to use the standards.