Regulation 15
1. In this Schedule—
“accredited institution” (“sefydiad achrededig”) means an institution accredited by the [F1Education Workforce Council] or by the Training and Development Agency for Schools under regulation 11 of the Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003(1); and
“employment-based teacher training scheme” (“cynllun hyfforddi athrawon ar sail cyflogaeth”) means a scheme established by the Welsh Ministers under regulation 8 of the 2004 Regulations.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 para. 1 substituted (10.3.2017) by The Education Workforce Council (Accreditation of Initial Teacher Training) (Wales) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/165), regs. 1(2), 17
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)
2.—(1) This paragraph applies in the case of—
(a)assistant teachers at a nursery school; or
(b)teachers of a nursery class,
who were permitted to be employed as teachers by paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the 1982 Regulations and who were so employed immediately before 1 September 1989.
(2) Such persons may carry out work specified in regulation 17 in a school in the same capacity as they were employed before 1 September 1989.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)
3.—(1) This paragraph applies in the case of persons who are not qualified teachers appointed, or proposed to be appointed, to carry out work specified in regulation 17 in respect of any art or skill or in any subject or group of subjects, where special qualifications or special experience or both are required in order to do so.
(2) Persons mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) may carry out work specified in regulation 17 in a school if at the time of their appointment—
(a)the local authority (in the case of a school which has no delegated budget or in the case of a pupil referral unit) the governing body acting with the consent of the local authority (in the case of a school which has a delegated budget), or the governing body (in the case of a special school not maintained by a local authority), as the case may be, is satisfied as to their qualifications or experience or both; and
(b)no suitable qualified teacher or teacher on an employment-based teacher training scheme is available for such appointment; or
(c)in respect of work described in paragraph 6(2) of this Schedule, no suitable person who holds qualifications required under regulation 3 of the 2002 Regulations is available for such appointment.
(3) Persons appointed with special qualifications or experience described in sub-paragraph (1) carrying out work specified in regulation 17 as permitted by sub-paragraph (2) may do so, subject to sub-paragraph (4)—
(a)only for such period of time as no suitable qualified teacher or teacher on an employment-based teacher training scheme is available for appointment; or
(b)in respect of work described in paragraph 6(2) of this Schedule, only for such periods of time as no suitable person who holds qualifications required under regulation 3 of the 2002 Regulations is available for such appointment.
(4) Sub-paragraph (3) does not apply in the case of such persons appointed before 8 April 1982 where—
(a)the appointment was for a specified period, if and so long as that period has not expired; or
(b)the appointment was for an unspecified period, if it was not otherwise expressed to be temporary only.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)
4.—(1) This paragraph applies in the case of persons who have successfully completed a programme of professional training for teachers in any country outside the United Kingdom, which programme is recognised as such by the competent authority in that country.
(2) Persons mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) may carry out work specified in regulation 17 in a school (other than a pupil referral unit) for a period of up to two years commencing on the day on which they first carry out work specified in regulation 17 in a school.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)
5.—(1) This paragraph applies in the case of persons who are undertaking a course of initial training for teachers in schools at an accredited institution in Wales or England.
(2) Persons mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) may carry out work specified in regulation 17 in a school (other than a pupil referral unit) under the supervision of a qualified teacher during any period in which they are undertaking practical teaching experience for the purposes of that course.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)
6.—(1) This paragraph applies in the case of persons who hold qualifications required under regulation 3 of the 2002 Regulations.
(2) Persons mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) may carry out work specified in regulation 17 in a school to the extent that the work comprises the delivery of vocational courses of study forming a part or the whole of a local curriculum that has been formed by a local authority pursuant to section 116A of the 2002 Act 2002(2), or by the Welsh Ministers pursuant to section 33A of the Learning and Skills Act 2000.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)
7.—(1) This paragraph applies in the case of persons who are undertaking training for the purposes of an employment-based teacher training scheme.
(2) Such persons may carry out work specified in regulation 17 in a school until they successfully complete or cease to undertake that training.
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)
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Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 3 para. 8 omitted (1.4.2016) by virtue of The Education Workforce Council (Main Functions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/6), regs. 1(1), 2(f)
S.I. 2003/1662 as amended by the Education Act 2005 (c. 18) and by S.I. 2007/2782, S.I. 2009/3156, S.I. 2010/1172 and S.I. 2012/431.
As inserted by section 4 of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (2009 nawm 1).