The School Teachers' Qualifications (Wales) Regulations 2012

Regulations 5 and 6

SCHEDULE 2 Qualified Teacher Status Requirements

1.  Persons who—

(a) hold a first degree or equivalent qualification awarded by a United Kingdom institution or an equivalent degree or other qualification awarded by a foreign institution;

(b) have successfully completed a course of initial teacher training at an accredited institution in Wales;

(c) have undertaken a period of practical teaching experience for the purposes of that course of initial teacher training—

(i) wholly or mainly in a school or other educational institution (except a pupil referral unit) in Wales at which the National Curriculum for Wales is taught in relation to the foundation phase, or the second, third or fourth key stages, as is appropriate to the school or institution; and

(ii) where the practical teaching experience at the school or institution referred to in paragraph (i) corresponds with and is appropriate to that course of initial teacher training; and

(d) are assessed by the accredited institution as meeting the specified standards.

2.  Persons who—

(a) have successfully completed a period of training on an employment-based teacher training scheme or otherwise satisfied the requirements of the scheme; and

(b) are assessed as meeting the specified standards by an accredited institution.

3.  Persons who satisfied the requirements for receiving written notification that they were qualified teachers under the 1982 Regulations, the 1989 Regulations, the 1993 Regulations, the 1999 Regulations or the 2004 Regulations, and the only reason why they are not qualified teachers is that they did not receive such notification.

4.  Persons who as respects the profession of school teacher are entitled to practise in the United Kingdom pursuant to Part 2 and Chapters 1, 2 and 4 of Part 3 of the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007(1).

5.  Persons who have successfully completed a course of initial school teacher training at an educational institution in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

6.  Persons who have full registration as teachers of primary or secondary education with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.

7.  Persons who—

(a) are registered as a qualified teacher with the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland; and

(b) have undertaken a period of practical teaching experience of at least sixty days in aggregate at an educational institution in Northern Ireland.

8.  Persons who have as a teacher licensed by the States of Guernsey Education Department successfully completed two school years' full-time service, or an equivalent period if served part-time, and the training specified in the licence.

9.  Persons who—

(a) have successfully completed not less than one school year’s service as a teacher licensed by the States of Guernsey Education Department and the training specified in the licence; and

(b) before the date of commencement of the licence, had been employed for not less than two years as—

(i) a teacher or lecturer at an independent school (including a city college or academy) or an institution or a university in the United Kingdom;

(ii) instructors or education officers in the Armed Forces of the Crown;

(iii) instructors under—

(aa) paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 1993 Regulations;

(bb) paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (England) Regulations 1999(2);

(cc) paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 1999 Regulations;

(dd) paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Education (Specified Work and Registration) (England) Regulations 2003(3); or

(ee) paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Education (Specified Work and Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2004(4); or

(iv) a person with special qualifications or special experience under paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Education (Specified Work and Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2010(5),

and were not dismissed on grounds other than redundancy.

10.  Persons who—

(a) have successfully completed not less than one school term’s service as a teacher licensed by the States of Guernsey Education Department and the training proposed in the recommendation for a licence;

(b) had, before the date of commencement of the licence, successfully completed either—

(i) a course of at least three years' duration of initial school teacher training at an educational institution outside Wales and England; or

(ii) a first degree course and a post-graduate course of initial school teacher training at such an institution (whether or not the same institution); and

(c) had been employed for not less than one year as a teacher or lecturer in a school, independent school (including city college or academy), institution or university or other educational institution either in Wales or England or elsewhere and were not dismissed on grounds other than redundancy.

11.  Persons who—

(a) hold a first degree or equivalent qualification awarded by a United Kingdom institution or an equivalent degree or other qualification awarded by a foreign institution;

(b) have successfully completed a course of initial teacher training at an accredited institution in England;

(c) have undertaken a period of practical teaching experience for the purposes of that course of initial teacher training wholly or mainly in a school, city college, academy, independent school or other institution (except a pupil referral unit) in England, or in a school administered by Service Children’s Education(6);

(d) are assessed by the institution in sub-paragraph (b) as meeting the specified standards in England; and

(e) are qualified teachers by virtue of regulations made in relation to England under section 132 of the Education Act 2002.

12.  Persons who—

(a) hold a first degree or equivalent qualification awarded by a United Kingdom institution or an equivalent degree or other qualification awarded by a foreign institution;

(b) are assessed by an accredited institution in England as meeting such criteria as may from time to time be specified by the Secretary of State;

(c) have undertaken a period of practical teaching experience such that the person is assessed by the institution in sub-paragraph (b) as meeting the specified standards in England; and

(d) are qualified teachers by virtue of regulations made in relation to England under section 132 of the Education Act 2002.

13.  Persons who—

(a) have successfully completed a period of training on an employment-based teacher training scheme in England;

(b) are assessed as meeting the specified standards in England; and

(c) are qualified teachers by virtue of regulations made in relation to England under section 132 of the Education Act 2002.

14.  Persons who are qualified teachers by virtue of regulation 5 of the 2004 Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 2007/2781, amended by S.I. 2008/2683, 2009/1182, 2009/1587, 2009/1885, 2010/231 and 2010/233.

(2)

S.I. 1999/2166, amended by S.I. 2000/2704, 2001/1391, 2001/2896, 2001/3737, 2002/1434 and 2003/107. S.I. 1999/2166 was partially revoked by S.I. 2003/1662 with the remaining provisions being revoked by S.I. 2003/3139.

(3)

S.I. 2003/1663, amended by the Education Act 2005 (c. 18), section 74 and S.I. 2007/2771, 2008/1883 and 2010/1172.

(4)

S.I. 2004/1744 (W.183).

(5)

S.I. 2010/2710 (W.227).

(6)

Service Children’s Education is an agency of the Ministry of Defence.