Thanks Psyguy,

My wife is still pretty keen to do the Montessori diploma but we will also plan for her to do a PGCE(I) afterwards once she gets a position that allows her to do so. I noticed Sunderland does an Early Years PGCE(I).

Hello all,

I'm a math/physics IB teacher teaching at an international school in Shanghai with a trailing spouse who has a 4 year Bachelors degree in Economics and 2 years Corporate (Fortune 500 Experience) but no teaching experience. She would like to get qualified as an international teacher.

I was planning that we could all (including our baby) go back to the UK in a couple of years so that she could study for a 1 year PGCE (UK Teaching Certificate) and do two years teaching in the UK (Teaching A-level Economics) but recently my wife met another Shanghai Expat wife who has recently completed an 'AMI Montessori Diploma 3-6' and is now teaching at a Kindergarten attached to a well known international school.

I've done a bit of research and it seems this qualification can be studied one year full time or over three summers at various centres around the world.

So I am quite curious whether or not kindergarten qualifications count as 'qualified teacher' . If she got this would we count as a teaching couple?

Any and all feedback most welcome