Independent examination & standards board
Prove your practice
Prove your practice
to a higher standard.
ITSB independently assesses and certifies teaching practice on a single calibrated scale — a credential acknowledged by schools, parents and peers in more than 150 countries.
Begin Classroom Practice certification
Verify a certificate →
30 questions · ≈30 minutes · free to sit · result in under an hour
Joining 43,007 certified educators worldwide.
Level 4 / 5
International Teaching Standards Board
This is to certify that
Sarah Bennett
has been assessed and certified in
Classroom Practice
Certified level
Issued06 · 2026
A. WhitfieldRegistrar
Register no.ITSB-CLP-7F3K-9Q2M
43,007
Educators certified
150+
Countries recognising ITSB
13
Specialised tracks
2016
Established in Oxford
Why it matters
A credential that does real work for your career.
Trust
Reassure parents and schools before the first lesson
An independently issued credential — validatable online against the register — tells students, parents and schools they are in capable hands.
Standing
Stand apart on a recognised scale
A certified level signals applied competence and seriousness, distinguishing you in a crowded and largely self-described market.
Portfolio
One mark, across every profile
Display your certified level on tutoring directories, your CV and job applications — a consistent, verifiable mark of quality.
Certifications
Thirteen certification tracks. Begin with General Teaching.
Each track is assessed against consistent applied standards and certified on the same calibrated scale, from level 1 to level 5.
GTE · 01
General Teaching
Now enrolling · 12 places
A broad assessment of teaching foundations, applied practice, ethics, planning and advanced professional judgement.
Levels 1–5
CLP · 02
Classroom Practice
Now enrolling · 12 places
The flagship certification — applied classroom practice across planning, instruction, assessment, behaviour and professional ethics.
Levels 1–5
SEN · 03
Special Educational Needs & Inclusion
Now enrolling · 12 places
Applied special educational needs practice — the graduated approach, inclusion and working with families and specialists.
Levels 1–5
ELT · 04
English Language Teaching
Assessment opens · 16 Nov 2026
Language systems, the four skills and communicative practice with learners of English.
Levels 1–5
EDL · 05
Educational Leadership
Assessment opens · 11 Jan 2027
Strategic leadership, staff development and school improvement — for experienced leaders.
Levels 4–5
SAF · 06
Safeguarding & Pastoral Care
Assessment opens · 15 Feb 2027
Recognising and responding to safeguarding concerns, statutory duties and pastoral support.
Levels 3–5
EYE · 07
Early Years Education
Assessment opens · 22 Mar 2027
Play-based learning, early development and partnership with families in the early years.
Levels 1–5
LCP · 08
Learner-Centred Practice
Assessment opens · 3 May 2027
Differentiation, learner agency and a responsive, student-led stance in the classroom.
Levels 1–5
BCM · 09
Behaviour & Classroom Management
Assessment opens · 7 Jun 2027
Routines, relationships and de-escalation — positive behaviour across the classroom.
Levels 3–5
DBL · 10
Digital & Blended Learning
Assessment opens · 12 Jul 2027
Principled use of digital tools and blended design around the individual learner.
Levels 1–5
ASF · 11
Assessment & Feedback
Assessment opens · 11 Oct 2027
Formative and summative assessment, feedback that moves learning on, and moderation.
Levels 3–5
HAE · 12
Higher & Adult Education
Assessment opens · 15 Nov 2027
Curriculum design, andragogy and assessment with adult and higher-education learners.
Levels 4–5
GTU · 13
General Tutoring
Now enrolling · 12 places
For practising tutors — setting up the engagement, diagnosing needs, planning sessions, feedback on progress, ethics and professional judgement, assessed on the same calibrated scale.
Levels 1–5
How levels work
One calibrated scale, foundational to distinguished.
Your five adaptive opening questions set the difficulty of the main examination; your result places you on the scale.
Foundational
Core principles
Developing
Applied basics
Proficient
Independent practice
Advanced
Complex classrooms
Distinguished
Mastery & mentoring
In educators' words
Recognised where it counts.
Adding the ITSB credential to my profile changed how parents and headteachers respond. It signals I take my teaching seriously.
SB
Sarah Bennett
Secondary teacher · London
The assessment was rigorous and genuinely applied. Reaching level 4 gave me real confidence in how I teach.
PK
Priya Kaur
Maths tutor · Manchester
About the board
An independent board, working since 2016.
ITSB is an independent examination and standards body based in Oxford, United Kingdom. We assess and certify teachers, tutors and other educators against consistent, applied standards — and maintain the public register against which any certificate can be verified.
Our work is to help the most capable teachers be recognised, and to help the students and schools who need them find teaching they can trust.
Begin your certification
Begin Classroom Practice certification
Certify your teaching with ITSB.
30 questions · 30 minutes · certified level issued on completion