for requiring persons employed as teachers at schools, subject to such exceptions as may be provided for by or under the regulations, to be qualified teachers;

for requiring persons employed as teachers at schools, subject to such exceptions as may be provided for by or under the regulations, to be registered in accordance with section 3 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 by the General Teaching Council for England or (after their establishment) by the General Teaching Council for Wales;

for requiring persons employed as teachers at institutions falling within subsection (10) below to possess such qualifications as may be determined by or under the regulations;

for requiring persons employed as teachers at F3. . . such institutions to serve probationary periods;

with respect to the teaching staff to be provided in schools and such institutions;

for requiring the approval of the Secretary of State to be obtained for the use in F4. . . such institutions of such materials or apparatus as may be specified in the regulations, being materials or apparatus which could or might involve a serious risk to health;

with respect to the keeping, disclosure and transfer of educational records about F5persons receiving education at F4. . . such institutions and the supply of copies of such records to such persons, and in such circumstances, as may be determined by or under the regulations;

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is a qualified teacher in accordance with any provision made by or under the regulations; or

is determined to be a qualified teacher by the Secretary of State in accordance with any provision so made;

by reference to the successful completion of a course of initial training for teachers in schools at an accredited institution; and

conferring on the Teacher Training Agency or the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales such functions in relation to accreditation or otherwise as may be prescribed.

the General Teaching Council for England, and

after their establishment, the General Teaching Council for Wales.

teachers at schools and institutions falling within subsection (10) or (11) below;

teachers employed by local education authorities otherwise than at schools or such institutions; and

as teachers at schools and institutions falling within subsection (10) or (11) below;

by local education authorities as teachers otherwise than at schools or such institutions; F13. . .

by local education authorities or by the governing bodies of schools or such institutions in such work as is mentioned in subsection (5)(c) above; F14or

by the proprietors of independent schools or at such schools as teachers or in any such work

medical grounds;

the grounds of misconduct;

the grounds that the persons concerned are not fit and proper persons to be employed as teachers or in such work as is mentioned in subsection (5)(c) above;

the grounds that the persons concerned are included (otherwise than provisionally) in the list kept by the Secretary of State under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1999 (list of individuals considered unsuitable to work with children); and

as respects employment or further employment as teachers, educational grounds.

local education authorities,

the governing bodies of schools or institutions falling within subsection (10) below, or

the proprietors of independent schools,

are provided by whatever means and whether under contract or otherwise, and

bring the persons providing them regularly into contact with persons who have not attained the age of nineteen years.

any F21. . . institution falling within subsection (10) below; or

any boarding hostel provided by a local education authority for F22persons receiving education at. . .any such institution;

with respect to the fees to be charged for courses of further education at institutions falling within subsection (10) or (11) below;

for requiring his approval to be obtained for the provision at such institutions of courses designated by or under the regulations as courses of initial teacher training;

for enabling him to give directions for the discontinuance of any such course at such an institution or as to the number and categories of students to be admitted to such courses at such institutions; and

it is maintained by a local education authority; orF24(aa) it is within the further education sector

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any reference to persons employed as teachers includes a reference to persons engaged to provide their services as teachers otherwise than under contracts of employment; and

any reference to teachers or other persons employed by local education authorities or by any description of governing bodies or proprietors includes a reference to teachers or other persons engaged to provide their services for such authorities, governing bodies or proprietors (as the case may be) otherwise than under contracts of employment;