Over 30 years' teaching experience
Founded and led by senior educators who have taught, mentored and led in schools across the UK and China.
SinoUK International Teacher Development Centre
Developing teachers.
Strengthening education.
Connecting China and the United Kingdom.
SinoUK ITDC is an educational body supporting teachers throughout their professional journey — through mentoring, continuing professional development, UK Qualified Teacher Status pathways and university partnerships between China and the United Kingdom.
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Why choose SinoUK
Six reasons teachers and schools work with us.
SinoUK ITDC combines classroom experience, university partnership and structured evidence review to support teachers seeking UK Qualified Teacher Status and long-term professional growth.
UK Qualified Teacher Status specialist
Focused expertise in UK QTS pathways — the qualifications, the Teachers' Standards (England) and how they map to international teaching.
Assessment Only QTS expertise
Detailed knowledge of the Assessment Only Route to QTS, including evidence portfolios, lesson observations and provider requirements.
Personal mentoring and support
One-to-one mentoring tailored to each teacher's subject, career stage and school context — never a template.
University partnerships
Working alongside the University of Sunderland and other UK institutions to deliver academically rigorous, internationally recognised routes.
SERS™ Evidence Review Service
Our proprietary structured review benchmarks your evidence against the Teachers' Standards (England) before you commit to a full pathway.
University of Sunderland recruitment agent
UK Teacher Qualifications & Postgraduate Education — supported locally in China
SinoUK ITDC supports teachers in China with access to selected University of Sunderland teacher-qualification, postgraduate and distance-learning programmes. The University delivers and awards the programmes; SinoUK provides local guidance, eligibility support and application assistance.
- Qualification routes — AO-QTS, PGCE iQTS Primary & Secondary
- Professional development — PGCE Education, PGCE Early Years
- Master's routes — MA Education, MA International Education, MA SEND & Inclusion
Our mission
We exist to nurture great teaching. Through mentoring, continuing professional development and internationally recognised qualifications, we help teachers grow — and help the schools and universities around them flourish.
SinoUK ITDC is grounded in the belief that the quality of an education system can never exceed the quality of its teachers. Every programme we run and every partnership we build serves that principle.
Commitment to teachers
A career-long partnership with every educator we work with.
From early-career teachers to senior school leaders, we accompany educators as they grow. Our mentoring model pairs experience with curiosity, and our CPD is designed by teachers for teachers.
- Mentoring
Structured one-to-one and group mentoring rooted in practice.
- Continuing professional development
Research-informed CPD across subject, pedagogy and leadership.
- Recognised qualifications
Pathways to internationally accredited teaching qualifications.
UK–China collaboration
Bridging two of the world's great education traditions.
We convene schools, universities and educators across China and the United Kingdom to learn from one another — sharing pedagogy, curriculum design and leadership practice with mutual respect.
China
Classrooms across China
Working with schools and teacher-training colleges to strengthen professional practice.
United Kingdom
Universities across the UK
Partnering with leading UK institutions on qualifications, research and exchange.
Measurable impact
Our work is measured in classrooms transformed.
20+
Teachers Successfully Awarded UK Qualified Teacher Status
5
Teachers currently in assessment
17
Teachers enrolled
10+
Curriculum subjects represented
University partnerships
Rooted in research. Grounded in practice.
Our university partners bring academic rigour and international recognition to every programme. Together we design pathways that support teachers at every stage of their career.
Latest news
From the Centre.
Announcement
March 2026
New mentoring cohort launches across three UK regions
Applications open for the 2026 early-career teacher mentoring cohort, delivered in partnership with regional teaching hubs.
Event
February 2026
SinoUK Annual Symposium on Teacher Development
Two days of talks, workshops and dialogue in London — bringing together educators from China and the UK.
Research
January 2026
Publication: Mentoring across cultures
A short research paper drawing on three years of mentoring practice across China and the United Kingdom.
Get in touch
Partner with us to develop the next generation of teachers.
Whether you lead a school, university or education authority, we welcome conversations about mentoring, CPD programmes and long-term collaboration.