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Mandatory qualification: specialist teachers

The NCTL is seeking views on the mandatory qualification for specialist teachers of children and young people with sensory impairment.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk

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The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) is reviewing the mandatory qualification (MQ) to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of the sector. The MQ is for specialist teachers of children and young people with vision impairment (VI), hearing impairment (HI) and multi-sensory impairment (MSI).

Documents

Call for evidence: review of mandatory qualifications for specialist teachers of children and young people with sensory impairmentapplication/pdf Mandatory qualifications: government responseapplication/pdf