The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) website (https://teacherservices.education.gov.uk/) puts small files (known as 'cookies') onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site.
We use cookies to:
- manage how you log in to, and use, the website
- prevent unauthorised access to the website
Find out more about how to manage cookies.
To contact us regarding our use of cookies please email qts.enquiries@education.gov.uk.
Essential cookies
We use the following cookies as standard when you login and use the TRA website. These cookies are essential to the running of the TRA website and ensure only authorised users can access the website.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| .ASPXAUTH | Determines if you are authenticated when using the TRA website | When you close your browser |
| .ASPXROLES | Keeps track of whether you have any permissions on the TRA website when you are logged in | When you close your browser |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Manages your user session when you use the TRA website | When you close your browser |
| __RequestVerificationToken | An anti-forgery token used to help prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks | When you close your browser |
| appreference | Stores a reference to your application when using the Apply for QTS form | When you close your browser |
| BNI_DQT-Persistence | Used by the TRA website to manage requests to the website when you, and others, use a Portal | When you close your browser |
| HasBeenLoggedIn | Records the date and time you logged into a Portal using the TRA website | When you close your browser |
| _GRECAPTCHA | This cookie is set by Google reCAPTCHA and protects against spam on the TRA website | 6 months |
| BNES_* | Cookies required for the management of security of the TRA website | When you close your browser |
GOV.UK may set additional cookies when you use our services or the services of other government departments and if so, they will have their own cookie policy and banner linking to it.