The Education (Teachers) Regulations 1989

PART 3 supplementary provisions

6.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a licence shall remain in force–

(a) in the case of a first licence for a full-time post, for two years from the date of its commencement; or

(b) in the case of a first licence for a part-time post or a subsequent licence (whether for a full-time or part-time post) for such period as may be specified in the licence.

(2) (a) A licence shall lapse if a licensed teacher to whom paragraph 5(3)(a) applies ceases to be employed by the local education authority which was the recommending body or with whose consent the recommending body acted pursuant to paragraph 3.

(b) A licence shall lapse if a licensed teacher to whom paragraph 5(3)(b) applies ceases to be employed in the post of which particulars are given in the licence.

(3) For the purpose of this paragraph “date of commencement” means the date specified in the licence as its date of commencement.

7.  The recommending body and, in the case of a school which has a delegated budget, the local education authority shall cause the licensed teacher to receive during the period of the licence the training particulars of which were given in pursuance of paragraph 5(2).

8.  When the recommending body has submitted a recommendation to the Secretary of State pursuant to Part 2 of this Schedule, the person named in that recommendation may be provisionally employed as a licensed teacher until 14 days after the Secretary of State has notified the recommending body of his decision whether or not to grant the licence.

9.  Without prejudice to regulation 11, in any case where a licence lapses by virtue of paragraph 6(2) the recommending body shall report the facts of the case to the Secretary of State unless they have reported the facts of the case to him in pursuance of the duty imposed by regulation 11.