TRCN PQE study plan
TRCN PQE · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Professional standards and ethics
Define the core ethical principles that underpin teacher professionalism and state each in your own words
Distinguish professional standards from personal morality using three worked examples
Map the main categories of professional misconduct and the sanctions each attracts
Draft a personal code-of-conduct summary of no more than one page
Your checkpoint
A one-page personal ethics summary plus a 15-item self-quiz with answer key
Professional standards and ethics
Analyse case scenarios for breaches of professional standards and justify each verdict
Compare duties owed to learners, colleagues, parents and the wider community
Explain the teacher's role in safeguarding and child protection
Practise 30 scenario-based questions under timed conditions and review every error
Your checkpoint
A scored 30-question practice set (target 75%+) with a written error log
Registration, licensing and regulation
Outline the registration pathway for teachers step by step from application to issuance
Identify the licensing requirements, renewal cycle and conditions for maintaining a valid licence
Describe the regulatory body's mandate, powers and disciplinary procedures
Differentiate registration from licensing and certification with examples
Your checkpoint
A one-page flowchart of the registration-to-licensing pathway with all requirements annotated
Registration, licensing and regulation & Professional standards and ethics
Recall the categories of offences and penalties under the regulatory framework
Link regulatory sanctions back to the ethical standards studied in weeks 1-2
Answer 40 mixed questions on ethics and regulation under exam timing
Review and correct all missed items, noting the underlying rule for each
Your checkpoint
Mid-point mock test of 40 questions scored and fully reviewed (target 70%+)
Accreditation and teacher education standards
Define accreditation and explain why teacher education programmes require it
List the minimum standards teacher education institutions must meet
Describe the processes of programme evaluation and re-accreditation
Explain how accreditation protects the quality of the teaching workforce
Your checkpoint
A structured comparison table of accreditation standards and their purposes
Accreditation and teacher education standards & Registration, licensing and regulation
Explain how accredited qualifications feed into registration and licensing decisions
Identify the standards governing practicum, curriculum and assessment in teacher education
Analyse short scenarios on accreditation failures and their regulatory consequences
Answer 30 questions on accreditation and its regulatory links
Your checkpoint
A scored 30-question practice set with a written rationale for each corrected answer
Teacher professional development (CPD/MCPD)
Define CPD and MCPD and explain how they differ in purpose and structure
Outline the components of a credible professional development plan
Describe how CPD is recorded, verified and used for licence renewal
Design a 12-month personal MCPD plan aligned to your career stage
Your checkpoint
A completed 12-month personal MCPD plan with measurable development goals
Professional standards and ethics & Registration, licensing and regulation & Accreditation and teacher education standards & Teacher professional development (CPD/MCPD)
Consolidate all four domains into a single revision sheet of key facts and rules
Sit a full-length timed mock covering all domains in exam proportions
Target weak areas identified in the mock with focused re-study
Finalise an exam-day strategy covering timing, question triage and review
Your checkpoint
Full-length mock exam scored against a 75% target with a final revision sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score 75% or higher on the ethics practice set and explain every error in the log
Week 4: Score 70% or higher on the 40-question mid-point mock covering ethics and regulation
Week 6: Correctly explain, in writing, how accreditation links to registration and licensing in at least three scenarios
Week 8: Score 75% or higher on the full-length mock and complete the one-page cross-domain revision sheet