The Education (Teacher Training Bursaries) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 3094

EDUCATION, ENGLAND

The Education (Teacher Training Bursaries) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

Made

29th November 2003

Laid before Parliament

5th December 2003

Coming into force

1st January 2004

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 50 and 63(3) of the Education (No. 2) Act 1986(1), the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following Regulations:

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Teacher Training Bursaries) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004.

2.  The Education (Teacher Training Bursaries) (England) Regulations 2002(2) are amended as follows.

3.  In regulation 2—

(a) substitute the following definition for the definition of “qualified teacher”—

““qualified teacher” means a person who satisfies requirements specified in regulations made under section 132 of the Education Act 2002(3);”; and

(b) omit “and” at the end of the definition of “school centred course” and insert the following definition after that definition—

““subject enhancement course” means a post-graduate course which is designed to equip a person with the subject knowledge he requires to complete a course of initial teacher training; and”.

4.  In regulation 3(1)—

(a) omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (d); and

(b) after “initial teacher training” in sub-paragraph (e) insert “; or” and the following sub-paragraph—

“(f) a subject enhancement course”.

David Miliband

Mnister of State,

Department for Education and Skills

29th November 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Education (Teacher Training Bursaries) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 by adding “subject enhancement course” to the list of courses for which the Secretary of State may pay grants to governing bodies to cover costs in providing bursaries to students.

These Regulations also update the definition of “qualified teacher” in the 2002 Regulations so as to refer to the relevant provision of the Education Act 2002.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of businesses.

(1)

1986 c. 61: Section 50 was amended by section 278(6) of, and paragraph 102 of Schedule 19 to, the Education Act 1993 (c. 35) (which continue in force by virtue of paragraph 65 of Schedule 37 to the Education Act 1996 (c. 56)) and by section 13 of the Education Act 1994 (c. 30), and section 63(3) was amended by paragraph 107(a) of Schedule 19 to the Education Act 1993. The Secretary of State can exercise the power under section 50 only in relation to England: see article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).

(2)

S.I. 2002/508.

(3)

The current regulations are the Education (School Teachers' Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1662).