Schools where QTS is a legal requirement are referred to as maintained schools. Maintained schools are part of the state-funded school system in England – funding and oversight are generally provided by the local authority. They include: community schools or voluntary controlled schools (where the local authority employs the school’s staff and is responsible for admissions) foundation and voluntary-aided schools (where the school’s governing body employs the staff and is responsible for admissions) You must also have QTS to teach in a non-maintained special school .