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Education (Wales) Act 2014
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1E+WThe first column in table 1 sets out the categories of registration and the second column describes the category by reference to the persons who fall within it.
TABLE 1
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| School teacher | A person who is a qualified teacher and who provides (or wishes to provide) any services specified in regulations made under section 14 in a school. |
| School learning support worker | [F1A person who satisfies the requirements specified in regulations made under section 14(1)(a)(ii) and who supports (or wishes to support) the provision of any of the services specified in regulations made under that section in a school.] |
| Further education teacher | A person who provides (or wishes to provide) education (as defined by section 140(3) of the 2002 Act) in or for a further education institution in Wales. |
| Further education learning support worker | A person F2... who directly or indirectly provides (or wishes to provide) any of the services described in section 16(2) in or for a further education institution in Wales. |
| [F3Youth worker | A person who provides (or wishes to provide) youth development services and who— (a) possesses at least one of the qualifications specified as youth worker qualifications in an order made under paragraph 2, or (b) otherwise meets such alternative requirements as are specified in an order under that paragraph. |
| Youth support worker | A person who provides (or wishes to provide) youth development services and who– (c) possesses at least one of the qualifications specified as youth support worker qualifications in an order made under paragraph 2, or (d) otherwise meets such alternative requirements as are specified in an order under that paragraph. |
| Work based learning practitioner | A person who provides (or wishes to provide) work based learning practitioner services.] |
| [F4Independent school teacher | A person who provides (or wishes to provide) independent school teacher services in or for an independent school in Wales. |
| Independent school learning support worker | A person who supports (or wishes to support) the provision of independent school teacher services in or for an independent school in Wales. |
| Independent special post-16 institution teacher | A person who provides (or wishes to provide) independent special post-16 institution teacher services in or for an independent special post-16 institution in Wales. |
| Independent special post-16 institution learning support worker | A person who supports (or wishes to support) the provision of independent special post-16 institution teacher services in or for an independent special post-16 institution in Wales.] |
| [F5Adult learning practitioner | A person who provides (or wishes to provide) further education and training to adults for or on behalf of a community-based adult learning provider. |
| Principal or senior leader in further education | A person who is undertaking (or wishes to undertake) a senior leadership role in managing teaching and learning in or for a further education institution in Wales.] |
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F1Words in Sch. 2 para. 1 Table 1 substituted (22.5.2023) by The Education Workforce Council (Additional Categories of Registration) (Wales) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/551), arts. 1(2), 11(2)(a)
F2Words in Sch. 2 para. 1 Table 1 omitted (22.5.2023) by virtue of The Education Workforce Council (Additional Categories of Registration) (Wales) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/551), arts. 1(2), 11(2)(b)
F3Words in Sch. 2 para. 1 inserted (1.3.2017) by The Education Workforce Council (Registration of Youth Workers, Youth Support Workers and Work Based Learning Practitioners) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1183), arts. 1(2), 8(2)
F4Words in Sch. 2 para. 1 Table 1 inserted (22.5.2023) by The Education Workforce Council (Additional Categories of Registration) (Wales) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/551), arts. 1(2), 11(2)(c)
F5Words in Sch. 2 para. 1 Table 1 inserted (10.5.2024) by The Education Workforce Council (Additional Categories of Registration and Further Education Teacher Qualifications) (Wales) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/613), arts. 1(2), 6(2)
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I1Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 16.1.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2015/29, art. 2(z)
I2Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 1.1.2016 for specified purposes by S.I. 2015/1688, art. 2(c)
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