Chartered Science Teacher (CSciTeach)

We are licensed by the Science Council to award CSciTeach to eligible members. If you are not yet a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, start an application for membership today.

Who’s eligible?

CSciTeach is awarded across all sectors of science teaching, from primary schools to higher education institutions to museums.

To be eligible to apply for CSciTeach you must:

• hold a BSc (Hons) degree in the chemical sciences or an equivalent international qualification.
• hold an RQF Level 7 or SCQF Level 11 qualification in education or pedagogy (e.g. PCGE, PGDE or Master’s in Education), or have a minimum of four years’ appropriate experience of teaching science, including additional responsibilities, over the past two years. If you have an international qualification please contact us at csciteach@rsc.org before applying.
• provide evidence of meeting the required competence standards to demonstrate your impact on science teaching and learning.
• be a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) or Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).

Maintaining CSciTeach

A key requirement for holding chartered status is that you must demonstrate your commitment to continually maintaining and updating your professional expertise and competence. After being awarded CSciTeach, you will be expected to revalidate your status annually by providing your CPD record for formal review.

Your CPD should be a mixture of learning activities relevant to current or future practice and should normally include activities in at least three of the following categories:

1. Work based learning
2. Professional activity
3. Formal or educational
4. Self-directed learning
5. Other, including volunteering

Apply for CSciTeach

Contact us at csciteach@rsc.org to confirm your eligibility before you start your application. We can also provide support and guidance on how to apply and meet with you to explain what we are looking for, how to write your application and discuss suitable examples for the competencies.

Please download the application form and guidance document below and email us with any questions.

Support for your application

It is important that you identify a supporter for your application, who should be a close colleague that can verify the statements made on your application form. They need to know your role well and be able to discuss your professional development and skills with you, for most candidates this is there line manager.

It can be helpful if your supporter is Chartered (e.g. CSciTeach, CTeach, CSci, CChem etc.). However, this is not essential, and we can provide advice and guidance to your supporter as well as yourself if they are not familiar with CSciTeach.

Costs

Please note the RSC retain a £23.50 administration fee for payments for Chartered Science Teacher. The remainder of the fee is transferred to the Science Council.

• Application fee of £79
• Retention of CSciTeach is £79 per year, paid along with membership renewals

Information for supporters

If you are a supporter of a member’s application for CSciTeach status you will be confirming that the information they have provided is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

You should work closely with the applicant and be confident in their abilities, competence and commitment to professional development. You should offer advice to the applicant in preparing their application and help them to identify suitable examples of activities and experiences for their professional review. If you are not familiar with CSciTeach please contact us at csciteach@rsc.org for assistance.