Amendments to the Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) Regulations 20032

1

The Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) Regulations 20034 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 5 (qualified teacher status) for “13B” substitute “13C”.

3

In Part 1 of Schedule 2 (qualified teacher status requirements)—

a

in paragraphs 7(1)(c)(ii), d(ii) and 10(1)(b)(ii) for “2020” substitute “2021”;

b

in paragraph 13A—

i

in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “by the competent authority in that country” substitute “by the relevant competent authority”;

ii

for paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (1) substitute—

b

has satisfied any additional requirements (including any period of professional experience comparable to an induction period under the 2008 Regulations) which are necessary in order for a person to be eligible for employment as a qualified teacher on a permanent basis—

i

in Australia, in a government school; or

ii

in Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America, in a school which is wholly or mainly government funded; and

iii

in sub-paragraph (3)(a) after “that country” insert “or the part of that country in which the person is or has been employed to teach”; and

iv

for sub-paragraph (4) substitute—

4

In this paragraph, in relation to a country listed in sub-paragraph (2)—

a

“the relevant competent authority” is—

i

the national competent authority; or,

ii

where there is no national competent authority, the competent authority in the part of the country in which that person completed the programme of professional training; and

b

“relevant body” means—

i

the national authority or person authorised to take action or decisions in respect of professional disciplinary proceedings concerning the teaching profession in that country; or,

ii

where there is no national authority, the authority or person so authorised in the part of the country in which that person is or has been employed to teach.

c

after paragraph 13B insert—

13C

1

The person—

a

is registered as a qualified teacher in a register established and maintained by the Director of Education of Gibraltar; and

b

is not a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (2).

2

The person—

a

is subject to any decision of, or proceedings before, the relevant body which restricts or may restrict that person’s eligibility to teach in Gibraltar;

b

has, before 1st April 2012, failed to obtain qualified teacher status following assessment against the specified standards mentioned in paragraph 10(1)(b) for a reason other than failure to pass a skills test, and for this purpose “skills test” has the meaning given in paragraph 1A; or

c

is included on the list kept by the Secretary of State under section 141C(1)(b) of the Education Act 2002.

3

In this paragraph “relevant body” means the authority or person authorised to take action or decisions in respect of professional disciplinary proceedings concerning the teaching profession in Gibraltar.